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ESG in 2025: Turning Complexity into Opportunity

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Research, Reports & Publications

Sustainability Report: Emergency Preparedness at Marathon Petroleum

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The UN Global Compact launches the Academy — a new digital learning platform to help companies become more sustainable

Today, the United Nations Global Compact launched a new digital learning platform to help companies become more sustainable.

Aflac Unveils 2017 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Aflac, the leader in voluntary insurance sales at U.S. worksites, celebrated its 2017 corporate social responsibility (CSR) accomplishments by unveiling its 2017 CSR Report: More Than a Promise. The comprehensive report highlights the actions and initiatives led by the company’s leaders, employees and independent sales agents, bringing to life and going beyond Aflac’s 63-year promise to be there when you need us most.

Fast Track to Best Practice Sustainability Reporting

Over 90 percent of the world’s largest companies are already reporting on their sustainability impacts, and smaller companies are following suit. But many companies new to reporting are asking: where should we start?

Public and Private Partnerships in Disaster Relief: Leveraging Expertise for Maximum Impact

Think about collaborative opportunities and a holistic approach for disaster relief now.

What's New with WELL v2: Movement

Physical activity is widely known to decrease the risk of countless chronic diseases including heart disease, diabetes, obesity and some forms of cancer. It also has a powerful impact on quality of life, mental health and well-being.

NRG Helps Customers Reach Sustainability Goals

A key part of our business is to enable customers to achieve sustainable energy outcomes. In 2017, we provided energy consumers across two key segments - Residential and Small Business, and Commercial and Industrial - with access to cleaner, smarter energy choices.

INFOGRAPHIC | How NRG Incorporates the SDGs Into Sustainability Strategy

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a global set of goals, targets and indicators that United Nations member states, and increasingly businesses, are expected to use to frame agendas and policies surrounding development. The global community has given itself until 2030 to achieve the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which will require a significant contribution from the private sector and collaboration across industries.

Management As a Calling – Erb Faculty, Andy Hoffman in SSIR

On July 13, 2005, WorldCom CEO Bernie Ebbers, who had been convicted of fraud and conspiracy four months earlier, was sentenced to a 25-year prison term. It was the largest accounting scandal in US history, until Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme was uncovered in 2008. I remember Ebbers’ sentencing well, because I had just joined the faculty at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and was struck by the fact that no one was talking about it. Ebbers was a man that would have been held up as a model of success for our students, building the second-largest long-distance phone company in the country. But now he was a disgrace.

Ingersoll Rand Reaffirms Commitment to ESG in Latest Sustainability Supplement

Ingersoll Rand, a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable and efficient environments, has published its eleventh annual sustainability supplement. The supplement is designed to provide a comprehensive update on Ingersoll Rand’s progress on environmental, social and governance issues and how the company transforms everyday life.

Hormel Foods Shares Food Journey Progress in 12th Annual Corporate Responsibility Report

Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL) today announced the launch of its 12th annual corporate responsibility (CR) report. The report is available online at https://csr.hormelfoods.com/ and includes information about the company’s CR progress in fiscal 2017.

“We are proud of the progress we have made as a leading corporate citizen in our industry,” said Jim Snee, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of Hormel Foods, in his letter in the report.

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