While most people were familiar with the general attractions of London, Rio or Vancouver prior to them putting on recent Games, the 2006 Olympic Winter Games radically changed international perceptions of Italy’s industrial north. As a result, Turin…

Agenda 2030 constitutes a new framework, an increase in the ambition for a sustainable development. It necessitates new partnerships, more resources, new, innovative approaches and solutions to global challenges such as poverty and climate change.…

It’s no longer enough to simply state your company’s purpose – what matters most is embedding that purpose into your culture. Here are 4 ways to evaluate if your company is living up to why it exists.

Updates to two new versions of the GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards have been have been translated into Japanese and are now freely available.

Lockheed Martin employees celebrated National Safety Month in June with informative and interactive “Safety Day” events at facilities across the company. Hosted by Lockheed Martin’s dedicated Environmental, Safety and Health (ESH) teams, the events…

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has fully established itself as a major corporate initiative, and today many corporate leaders have realized the growing sense of urgency to give back to society given the imminent threat of issues like social…

Hallmark’s Creative Leadership Symposium, a full day of professional development with external speakers, performances and inspiring stories to spark inspiration and creative renewal, brings the company’s creative community together annually to forge…

We are living through a time of tremendous external disruption, technological innovation, and increased political, social, and climate risk. As a result of this ongoing disruption, we are seeing increased mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity…

Sappi North America (SNA) takes a holistic stance on prosperity, understanding that a myriad of factors will define our financial success.

New this year, we created a stand-alone ESG Performance Scorecard. This enhanced disclosure of our 2018 performance provides a clear summary of fundamental, quantitative data on key business metrics our stakeholders and outside ratings firms seek to…

When a cause needs to process a paper donation check, it creates costly administrative work. Non-profits must deposit each check and issue manual tax receipts. Benevity sends the majority (88% in 2018!) of payments processed through our platform…

As the IOC returns to Athens for its 2021 Session, let’s take a closer look at the legacy that the Olympic Games Athens 2004 created for the city and its people.

2018 was a year of transformation for Sappi North America (SNA). We rebuilt a paper machine, developed an entirely new packaging line, helped launch exciting new brand positioning for our dissolving pulp product, and established a creative,…

In 2016, Intel realized it had a retention problem. A lot of workers were leaving, particularly women and minorities. So the company launched a confidential online hotline where employees are paired with case managers to resolve any workplace…

GRI Chief Executive Tim Mohin testifies before US House Committee on Financial Services, on corporate reporting requirements for ESG information.

A group of Ecuadorian plaintiffs whose litigation against Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) has been exposed as a fraud and bribery scheme by courts in the United States and elsewhere has ended its Canadian lawsuit against the company.

Aramark (ARMK), a global leader in food, facilities management and uniforms, announced today that it will provide the opportunity for eligible hourly associates in the U.S. to receive full tuition coverage for college degrees.

National Grid’s electricity field force is a special group of people who perform extraordinary work in some of the toughest conditions.

Following the lighting ceremony in Athens, Greece, the Olympic flame will make its journey across Switzerland to light the Lausanne 2020 Olympic cauldron on 9 January 2020 during the Opening Ceremony of the 3rd Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne.

The demand for employee giving and volunteering programs that stretch across borders is growing. How do we know? Last year, we saw a whopping 85% increase in the adoption of the Benevity OneWorld™ international solution. It’s clear that employees…

Susan Ludwig and the team that developed diapers for preemie babies have kept these tiny consumers at the center of our diaper innovation since 2002. In heartbreak, she realized the company's unique ability to deliver hope.

Global reporting systems have become a mainstay of major multinational companies seeking to track their progress on human rights and environmental impact.

GRI is raising its capacity to build on the success of the GRI Standards, following the recruitment of Marco van der Ree as Chief Development Officer.

The Games continue to play a central role in the identity of the region, seen as a symbol of strength and a way to celebrate peace-building and inter-regional cooperation. Many sites are explicitly designated as “Olympic”, (Skenderija Olympic Hall;…

2018 was an enormously important, transformational year for Sappi North America (SNA). We executed on several fronts to make our company sustainable for the long term. Through significant investments in our people and in our mills, and rigorous…