Corporate Responsibility

Taking Safety Seriously: Sappi Hires EMTs On-Site at Somerset Mill

When you work in a remote location, every second counts in an emergency. An ambulance typically takes eight to ten minutes to reach the Somerset Mill location, so early intervention can provide the best possible outcome.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Univision Wants Everyone to Be Seen, Heard and Counted

Univision – the leading media company serving Hispanic America with two broadcast networks, 11 cable networks and 15 mobile apps along with its television and radio stations – says it is doing all it can to use its position of trust to ensure Hispanic voices in communities around the country are seen, heard, and counted.

Research & Reports

Stock Market Reactions to Long-Term Plans Measured for First Time

Institutional investors act when they hear how companies will create value over the long-term. In a new study, The Economic Significance of Long-Term Plans published by KKS Advisors and CECP’s Strategic Investors Initiative (SII), an abnormal change in market returns and an increase in trade volume is observed after that company’s CEO presented a long-term plan to institutional investors. This is the first time the reaction to a CEO-presented long-term plan has been quantified and is early evidence that the audience of institutional investors find the information in these presentations decision-relevant.

Research & Reports

Companies Now Required to Speak Out on ESG Issues: New Research

The report defines the Brands Taking Stands movement succinctly: “A growing roster of Blue Chip companies are using their powerful voices to urge continued U.S. support of the Paris Climate Agreement, to strengthen gun control laws, to fight immigration laws that would negatively impact Dreamers, to champion diversity and inclusion, and to protect LGBTQ rights, among other hot-button and often political issues.”

Events

Brands Taking Stands | A Movement, Not a Moment, Say Corporate Leaders

What business strategists, and those of us who report on their projections, are on the lookout for is a trend that becomes much more than a cultural snapshot. We’re talking about a defining idea of the zeitgeist that carries large, long-lasting consequences for society as well as for business—in a phrase, a movement--not a moment.

Events

Get the Practical Knowledge You Need to Overcome Sustainability Reporting Challenges

Join GRI's 3rd annual Reporters' Summit in February 2019, in Arizona. Take advantage of the early fee and register now!

Research & Reports

What Makes a Good Sustainability Leader? Research by Former Erb Postdoc Judith Walls

What kind of leader can move companies toward better social and environmental performance? Research has shown that evaluating certain individual traits can help identify the leaders of tomorrow who will have the tools to address the serious sustainability challenges businesses face today. Former Erb Institute Postdoctoral Fellow Judith Walls describes these traits in “The Power of One: Leadership and Corporate Sustainability,” recently published in The European Business Review.

Corporate Responsibility

Join GRI's Live Stream on Meaningful Reporting at the UN Forum on Business & Human Rights

GRI is hosting a session at the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, focusing on meaningful reporting and the challenges associated with it.

Awards & Rankings

Bloomberg - Uncovering Value in the Evolving Sustainability Space: in Conversation With CSRHub

When CSRHub was founded ten years ago, sustainability wasn’t considered a key part of corporate or investment strategy. However, the company’s core team believed that corporate social responsibility (CSR) was a strong indicator of value and a tool for stakeholders to reliably measure it would soon become a necessity.

Corporate Responsibility

IBM Releases Report on the UN SDGs

IBM is leveraging its technology, expertise and commitment to global service and sustainability to contribute to the achievement of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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