Commitment to Climate Action: Message from Michael W. Lamach, Chairman and CEO of Ingersoll Rand

I’ve received many questions over the past few months about Ingersoll Rand’s commitment to reducing energy demand and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Those questions intensified this week with news of the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on climate change.

Meet Some of the Speakers Lined Up for Intro to ESG, Sustainable & Impact Investment Training

For professionals in the capital markets, and in the corporate sector, G&A Institute and Global Change Associates are teamed to present a one-day professional training program, hosted by Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College/CUNY, in midtown Manhattan. This is an excellent introduction to the application of ESG factors to investment making decisions and corporate valuations.

GRI Standards and Integrated Reporting - Embedding Sustainability Into the Heart of Business Operations

Coordinated by GRI and the IIRC, the Corporate Leadership Group on Integrated Reporting is a peer learning forum where businesses are exploring the best ways to use the GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards to produce the sustainability disclosures for their integrated reports.

Weatherford's Sustainable Performance

Weatherford is focused on implementing world-class, reliable, durable, efficient, safe, and environmentally responsible practices, products, and services.

Weatherford's Business Transparency and Ethics

We are passionate about the work we do and the people with whom we do it. We are driven to do things the right way, the first time, every time, for the right reasons. We are accountable for our individual actions, for the consequences of our decisions, and for our collective achievements because we understand that at our core, success without respect and integrity is not success at all.

Corporate Innovation Extends to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Strategies; Companies Find New Ways to Deploy Resources for Societal Benefit

A new study released by CECP: The CEO Force for Good, supported by USAA, found that large companies are implementing new ways to make a positive difference for people and communities beyond traditional corporate philanthropy and volunteering. The groundbreaking pilot study, What Counts: The “S” in ESG, catalogues the practices of companies working on these innovative initiatives that address the social side of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) business practices.

Nordic Stock Exchanges recommend GRI Standards

Already 35 exchanges and market regulators globally reference GRI’s sustainability reporting framework. In March, Nasdaq’s Nordic and Baltic stock exchanges joined this group, as they released an ESG guide for listed companies to better comply with investor demands on non-financial disclosure, referencing GRI as the best practice in sustainability reporting throughout the guide.

Learn How SEFCU is Making an Impact

Watch this video to learn how SEFCU, a top 50 credit union in the United States, uses GIFTS Online, Blackbaud Outcomes and AngelPoints to realize the full picture of the impact its grantmaking and employee engagement is making to create a better world for its members, employees, and stakeholders.

Shifting From Parts to Patterns

In the context of our interconnected 21st century social, political, economic and ecological challenges, the critical distinction between complexity and reductionism is far from a trivial one. It is, in fact, a life or death insight.

GRI is Strengthening Ties with the Investment Community

GRI and the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) have signed an Exchange of Letters to deepen the organizations’ collaboration on responsible investment, including work related to the Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative. The collaboration will allow the organizations to reach key players in the investment chain to raise awareness on how sustainability reporting can pave the way to a green economy.

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