NAEM Publishes Latest Snapshot of the Trends Shaping the Future of Corporate Sustainability

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks are now regularly evaluated an integrated into the business plans of leadership companies across industries, according to the latest report by the National Association for Environmental Management (NAEM).

Passion vs. Purpose in Leadership: Which Do You Need Most?

“Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.” Oprah Winfrey

WEBINAR: 2018 Porter Novelli/Cone Purpose Premium Index: The Need-to-Know Data & Insights

The complimentary webinar presentation of the 2018 Porter Novelli/Cone Purpose Premium Index is on December 6, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET.

ESG Disclosures Fit for Investors – DSM, Bloomberg & USSIF

Investor interest in ESG performance is fast becoming mainstream. ESG risks now account for four of the five top business risks according to the WEF 2018 global risks report.

Erb Faculty Director, Joe Arvai Talks Metrics at Innovation Forum: Measuring Business Outcomes and Impacts, and Capacity Building

Ian Welsh and Joe Arvai, professor of sustainability, and faculty director at the University of Michigan’s Erb Institute, discuss the challenges companies face in measuring their impact. [20:47-31:29]. Arvai discusses the information overload affecting companies when it comes to measuring their impact and the apparent confusion between impact and outcomes. Where outcomes measure the incremental improvements against previously outlined benchmarks on a path to sustainability, impact instead gets at whether companies are meeting their fundamental goals. "In the sustainability space there is so much more to it.”

Mapping Cross-Sector Solutions to Food Loss

In the summer of 2018, Taproot Foundation and the Wallace Center undertook the challenge to map the unique needs of NGOs along the food value chain and identify actionable next steps where pro bono service could impact the problem and offer a new solution. Read about this new inroad on SDG2 in a new article from PYXERA Global.

Martin Currie Becomes One of the First Asset Managers to Commit to Korea’s Stewardship Code

Martin Currie, an active equity specialist with a long history of investing in Asia and emerging markets, has become one of the first asset managers* to declare its commitment to Korea’s Stewardship Code.

*23 asset manager participants as at 31 October 2018. Source: Korea Corporate Governance Service

CLP Stands Out in Stakeholder Engagement Reporting: Survey

The CLP Group’s stakeholder engagement mechanisms and reporting approach have been recognised in the new edition of Reporting matters, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s (WBCSD) annual review of member companies’ sustainability and integrated reports. In the recent WBCSD Leadership Program, CLP and other participants also contributed to a range of sustainability research: getting chief financial officers on board with sustainability; integrated reporting; digital reporting; assurance of environmental, social and governance data; impact assessments; safe sanitation; and communicating the use of low-carbon fuels.

Caterpillar's Hurricane Response

Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria became household names in 2017 during a hurricane season that brought historic floods and caused immeasurable damage.

Caterpillar Dredging

Ninigret Salt Marsh in Charlestown, Rhode Island, serves as a nursery for fish, a feeding ground for wading birds and a nesting area for migratory species. The Ashdod port in Israel is one of the country’s two main cargo ports.

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