Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

CVS Health: Strengthening Health Through Housing

CVS Health

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

GRI Podcast March Edition: Why Should Investors Care About Sustainability Data?

Investors don't always get the sustainability data they need from companies for effective decision-making. In the latest GRI podcast, this question was posed to Amanda Feldman from the Impact Management Project, who told us how corporate reporting should change so that even more investors could use this information. Listen to the full episode here.

Sustainable Development Goals

Over 60 Stock Exchanges Around the World to Ring the Bell for Gender Equality

In celebration of International Women’s Day, over 60 stock exchanges around the world are joining the United Nations Global Compact, Global Compact Local Networks and their partners to host bell ringing ceremonies in support of gender equality. Held throughout March, these bell-ringing events aim to raise awareness about the business case for women’s economic empowerment and underscore opportunities for the private sector to advance gender equality and sustainable development.

Sustainable Development Goals

UN Global Compact Bulletin (March 2018)

Join the United Nations Global Compact Academy to learn how to accelerate your company's sustainability performance. Click here to share the first-ever Academy session on your Twitter account!

Register for the 2018 Women's Empowerment Principles Forum and explore business actions to help create a gender-equal world. Join us on 15 March 2018 at the United Nations Headquarters.

Research, Reports & Publications

Charitable Funds Management Case Study: How One Fortune 500 Company Scaled Its Impact and Cut Costs by More Than $225,000

Is it cheaper to manage charitable funds distribution in-house? Read about this Fortune 500 company's experience and what it did to scale its impact and cut costs by more than $225,000.

Events, Media & Communications

Global Sustain and Ethical Corporation Announce a Partnership for 2018

“We are excited to enter this new partnership with Global Sustain as we believe our combined efforts can help accelerate the progress and understanding of sustainable business,” explained Liam Dowd, managing director at Ethical Corporation.

Green Infrastructure

SCS Achieves Mutual Recognition Agreement with The International EPD System

SCS Global Services (SCS) is pleased to announce that it has reached a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) with The International EPD® System, allowing for cross-recognition of Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) and showcasing the alignment of both EPD Programs.

Research, Reports & Publications

How Barclays Uses Inclusive Financial Systems to Promote Economic and Social Progress

In 2017 Barclays helped empower 205,180 people through a range of financial and digital skills initiatives.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Q&A with Deutsche Börse: Transparency Is the Foundation for Responsible Investing

One of the largest stock exchanges in the world, Deutsche Börse strives to drive progress and innovation in sustainable finance. In this interview, Deutsche Börse's Head of Group Sustainability, Kristina Jeromin, talks about the increasing investor interest in ESG data, and the role of sustainability reporting in long-term oriented investing.​

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Bruce Murphy, KeyCorp's Head of Corporate Responsibility, to Retire in 2018; Don Graves Named Head of Corporate Responsibility & Community Relations

KeyCorp announced today that Bruce Murphy, Head of Corporate Responsibility, has shared his intention to retire on July 1, 2018. Key also announced that Don Graves will succeed Murphy and assume responsibility for Key’s Corporate Responsibility and Community Relations functions.

Research, Reports & Publications

Companies Must Take the Higher Road Toward a Sustainable Future

In our new report, TURNING POINT: Corporate Progress on The Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability, we take a closer look at how more than 600 of the largest U.S. companies are responding to these calls and positioning themselves for success in a world increasingly shaped by unprecedented environmental and social challenges. The analysis specifically takes a closer look at the progress of more than 600 companies to meet 20 key expectations of sustainability leadership within the areas of governance, disclosure, stakeholder engagement, environmental and social performance, as outlined in the Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability.

Latest Campaigns

Climate Action & Environmental Management

Reach net-zero carbon in our own operations by 2030 and partner with suppliers to reduce their climate impact.

Financial health

At Wells Fargo, we're opening pathways to economic advancement for racially and ethnically diverse and low- and moderate-income individuals and...

Community Impact

Advancing our communities worldwide through philanthropic investments, partnerships, and employee volunteerism.

Accelerating access to healthcare technology

We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...

Growth Through Sustainability

Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...

The Ray

News and information about The Ray, Georgia's restorative, sustainable highway of the future.

Drawdown Georgia

Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve...

AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism

AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...

People

As a family-owned business, Bacardi values the importance of creating a warm and welcoming workplace. We do so by fostering an environment where...

KeyBank's Community Investment

In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...