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Research, Reports & Publications

G&A Institute Issues New Resource Paper on Aligning With ISSB Standards

Governance & Accountability Institute

Nestlé Working to Achieve Water Efficiency

Water is vital to our operations, used for washing and processing raw materials, cooling and cleaning equipment, hygiene and our bottled water business. We continue to reduce, reuse and recycle water across our business through water-saving innovations and technologies. Altogether, our U.S. factories are withdrawing 10% less water per ton of product than they did five years ago.

Going Beyond: SC Johnson Releases Its 2016 Sustainability Report

SC Johnson, maker of trusted consumer brands like Glade®, Raid®, Scrubbing Bubbles® and Ziploc®, today released “Going Beyond,” its 2016 Sustainability Report. This issue marks the company’s 25th annual report on its environmental and social efforts.

Community Investments Bring Domtar Out of the Mill and into Local Communities

It’s important to know where your paper comes from, and we urge customers to understand how their choices benefit not just our company, but entire communities.

IKEA Group Reports Strong Sustainability Progress During Critical Year for Climate Action

The IKEA Group Sustainability Report for fiscal year (FY) 2016 shows strong progress towards its People & Planet Positive strategy and continued long-term investments in sustainability. A financial frame of EUR 1 billion, announced today, takes investments earmarked for sustainability to over EUR 3 billion.

Sanofi Rises 2 Positions in the 2016 Access to Medicine Index

In 2016, Sanofi has risen 2 positions in the Access To Medicine (ATM) Index, from 8th to 6th rank. The ATM Index analyses the top 20 research-based pharmaceutical companies on how they make medicines, vaccines and diagnostics more accessible in low- and middle-income countries.

Studying a Growing Niche: What Does Being a CR or Sustainability Professional Mean?

Corporate responsibility (or its sister concepts such as sustainability, corporate citizenship, and the like) may have won “the battle of ideas”, being awarded with the status of its own in business schools and having dedicated departments in the world largest companies, it still remains a tucked away exotic island compared to well established continents of other management disciplines, such as strategy or marketing.

Dark Data—5 Ways It Effects Sustainability Performance

We have coined the phrase “Dark Data,” to describe information on corporate sustainability that exists, but cannot normally be seen and evaluated. Dark Data is exchanged privately as part of supply chain, certification, and regulatory interactions. As such, it forms an important part of how companies interact with their environment.

MicroEdge + Blackbaud Webinar: What is Your Outcomes Maturity Level?

Ready to grow your organization's outcomes capacity for greater impact? No matter where you are in your outcomes journey, join us in this webinar led by Michelle DiSabato to learn the essential steps to strengthen your impact and outcomes.

Focusing on Sustainable Palm Oil

One of the growing issues concerning sustainability is the production of palm oil.

Palm oil is found in 1 of 10 products in grocery stores, and this list of items includes toothpaste, baby food, deodorant, chocolate, shampoo, and many other products.

The Missing Link: Rewarding Tenant Engagement In Sustainability Benchmarking

A common theme amongst various sustainability benchmarking frameworks, such as the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB), and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), is the weight placed on working with tenants. More specifically, landlords are now expected to capture and report on tenant energy use if they wish to achieve top scores.

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