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Graduate school completely changed this guest author’s thoughts about sustainability issues, and equipped her with a toolkit for analyzing environmental challenges and implementing circular economy solutions.

Brands Taking Stands' John Howell says, "It’s clear that values are now a part of valuation in the new world of business activism."

Through innovative methodologies, transparency, and sustained commitment, companies like Saipem play an increasingly crucial role in steering the global community toward positive outcomes.

If you peek inside our recently published Planning for a Sustainable Future report on the trends that are shaping EHS&S management, you'll see just how quickly the field is changing. For this year's report, NAEM interviewed a panel of more than a dozen Environment, Health Safety and Sustainability experts about which emerging practices are on the agenda for the coming year.

Investors have a growing role in sustainability reporting. Their actions are key to encouraging reporters to move towards disclosing what matters. They have an interest in better performance along with other stakeholders, as it brings higher returns. One way to promote that is by ensuring that the companies they invest in are transparent about the effects they have on the economy, society and the environment. The virtuous circle in which transparency reinforces good performance will result in benefits to the investors, better off societies and less damage to the environment.

Imagine turning a $25 loan into more than $21 million, impacting more than 1 million people globally, in just five years. No, this isn’t the latest Shark Tank pitch. It is the outcome of Hewlett Packard Company’s Matter to a Million employee-engagement program.

Highlights of Accenture's new report detailing outcomes of their survey of 30,000 consumers.

In this week's newsletter: New Accenture report says consumers like brands who take stands; trailblazing CEO Paul Polman retires; Ford does internal human rights check; Michael Bloomberg donates $50M to fight the opioid crisis; CEO Action for D&I to hold Day of Understanding.

How can U.S. companies continue using data to provide better products and services, while ensuring privacy and transparency? The Information Accountability Foundation (IAF) has drafted a framework to address this question.