Research & Reports

Implementing the EU Directive: Where Are We Now?

The EU Directive on Non-Financial and Diversity Information is now in force, with member states required to have legislation in place as of December 2016. Which countries have implemented the directive, and what do companies need to know about the new legislation? ​

Research & Reports

The Practice of Purpose Project

Released today at the New Metrics Conference in Philadelphia, the report on the first phase of the Practice of Purpose Project is available for download here.

Environment

Sustainable Growth at Citi

As part of our continued support of the Paris Agreement and our own efforts to protect the environment, we’re making notable progress on our commitment to finance $100 billion in clean energy, infrastructure and technology projects that are helping to build a more sustainable economy.

Research & Reports

VIDEO: Andy Hoffman, Erb Institute | Business for Sustainability on Profit, Regs, and Rep: Why Companies Reduce Their Footprint

Professor Andy Hoffman faculty at the University of Michigan's Erb Institute for Sustainability in Business, shares his research on "Profit, Regs, and Rep: Why Companies Reduce Their Footprint." This research is especially relevant today in the midst of COP23 where U.S. businesses are operating in the absence of federal regulation mandating compliance in carbon reductions. So, why are businesses reducing their carbon footprint? The business case!

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Two Unintended Consequences of Your Supply Chain Assessment, and How to Avoid Them

Regularly, you work to prepare a comprehensive supply chain assessment. Hours are spent building a robust questionnaire for your tier 1 suppliers. The goal is a 100% response rate, so that you have valuable intelligence to manage and improve your supply chain. Maybe the focus of your assessment is traceability and mapping, or perhaps calculating GHG emissions. You send the questions and it takes the suppliers about two hours to complete. Two hours of work isn’t too much to ask, right? Or is it?

Research & Reports

Marsh & McLennan Companies Releases 2015-2016 Corporate Citizenship Report

Marsh & McLennan Companies is a global professional services firm offering clients advice and solutions in risk, strategy and people. This week, the company published its fifth Corporate Citizenship Report.

Research & Reports

Westpac Group 2017 Sustainability Performance Report Shows Strong Progress Against Strategy

This year Westpac Group marked an extraordinary milestone in Australia’s history – becoming the nation’s first company to celebrate its 200th year in business.

Research & Reports

CLP Shares New Trends in Corporate Sustainability Reporting

In the last two decades, there has been a manifold increase in the number of reporting requirements and guidance documents related to corporate reporting on ESG issues as governments, nonprofits, stock exchanges and others look to companies for transparency on their sustainability performance. As a result, an increasing robustness is now seen in non-financial reporting among companies worldwide.

The CLP Group highlighted the importance of tracking the trends that are changing the business landscape and the need for incorporating the trends into a company’s strategy to maintain a sustainable business in the latest edition of Reporting matters.

Corporate Responsibility

VIDEO | A Social Innovation Project In 5 European Countries, Committing to Tackle Fuel Poverty

In mid-June 2017, the Schneider Electric Foundation, under the aegis of the Fondation de France, and Ashoka, launched a new Call for Projects, in partnership with Enel, to select the 15 most innovative organizations that offer creative and systems-changing solutions to tackle fuel poverty and promote energy sustainability in Europe. Fuel poverty is a major issue in Europe, whereby tens of millions of people struggle every day to ensure adequate heating, light, and cooking power in their dwelling at an affordable price. This severely affects their health and wellbeing and ultimately has a negative impact on society.

Research & Reports

Three Best Practices to Remember When Choosing a Sustainability Framework

As early trading and bartering have grown into a booming, trillion dollar world economy over the last several hundred years, so has the need for companies to reevaluate how they are participating in this economy.

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This captures all of Action Against Hunger's awards and recognition.

Covia 2025 Corporate Responsibility Report

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