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Scotiabank Showcases Progress on CSR Strategy: Better Future, Better Off

Scotiabank has released its 2017 Corporate Social Responsibility Report, "Building the Economy of Everyone", which details the progress made over the past 12 months on the Bank's CSR strategy: Better Future, Better Off.

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Investigating Groundbreaking Treatments for Rare Disease

Gene therapy has the potential to transform how we manage rare genetic diseases like hemophilia, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and others by addressing their root cause – genetic mutations.

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Accenture Publishes 2017 Corporate Citizenship Report

Accenture today released its 2017 Corporate Citizenship Report, which details the company’s goals and progress toward helping improve the way the world works and lives.

Corporate Responsibility

Brands Tackle Global Challenges in the Magnitude of Billions

A strategic approach to solving the most critical problems around the world starts with a look at sobering numbers. The World Economic Forum’s 2018 Global Risks Report highlights that 70% of young people live on less than US$3.10 per day, and 90% of the world’s population breathes polluted air. The World Economic Forum has listed economic inequality as one of the most important global trends of our time.

Research & Reports

Measuring Corporate Actions Against the SDGs

With the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the world’s leaders set out on an ambitious path to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and protect the planet. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals provide a coherent, holistic, integrated framework for addressing the world’s most urgent sustainability challenges, where businesses have an important role to play. In September, GRI and the UN Global Compact released a publication to aid progress towards the SDGs by helping businesses improve their reporting and performance on the SDGs.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Tyson Foods Sets Two Million Acre Land Stewardship Target

Tyson Foods, Inc. has committed to support improved environmental practices on two million acres of corn by the end of 2020. It is the largest-ever land stewardship commitment by a U.S. protein company and supports Tyson Foods’ recently announced goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 30 percent by 2030.

The two million acre commitment, which was announced today as part of the release of Tyson Foods’ newest sustainability report, will encourage grain farmers to adopt more efficient fertilizer practices, and take additional measures to reduce water runoff and soil loss.

Philanthropy

A Look Back: Our Global Reach and Local Impact in 2017

Volunteering and giving back in our communities is a long-standing tradition of Bloomberg’s culture, one that builds on the commitment to service established by our founder Mike Bloomberg. These philanthropic efforts advance the company’s core values of diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and wellness – and are accomplished as part of Bloomberg Philanthropies, to ensure better and longer lives for the greatest number of people.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Want to Boost Sustainability Reporting? Hire More Women

Gender equality may be the best means to meet the challenges of our time. The field of sustainability reporting is no different: the more women work in management positions, the more sustainability reporting tends to be done. Find out more about areas in which women are already making a difference, and tools for companies to advance gender equality in the workplace.

Research & Reports

BNY Mellon Supports a Global Push for Financial Gender Equality

Each year, the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women brings world leaders together to review progress toward gender equality and the empowerment of women. As part of this year’s event, BNY Mellon partnered with the United Nations Foundation and the Group of Champions for Women’s Empowerment to discuss the findings of a new study: Powering Potential: Increasing women’s access to financial products and services. A webcast of the event is publicly available via UN Web TV.

Research & Reports

French Translation of the GRI Standards Now Available

Companies whose main working language is French can now access the GRI Standards in French. The translation appears after a successful crowdfunding campaign.

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