Organizational Governance
How organizations are addressing the 'G' in ESG – striking the balance of maximizing long-term growth and value while safeguarding the interests of all stakeholders
The SBTi Drama Underscores the Urgent Need for Valid Scope 3 Solutions
Whether carbon credits ought to be used to account for Scope 3 emissions is a debate that must continue — involving many more stakeholders, so that views on both sides of the fence are heard and considered. ... View More
Interface Commits to Carbon Negativity, Without Offsets, by 2040
The sustainability leader sets out to hit its climate goals through direct carbon reduction and carbon storage — and challenges industry peers to do the same. ... View More
Science-Based Climate Targets Key to Sustainable Tourism
Regardless of whether a travel-related company has submitted its commitments to SBTi; setting specific, quantifiable, time-bound goals is essential for meaningfully reducing climate-changing emissions. ... View More
The Social-Purpose Economy Is Coming of Age
The purpose economy is becoming a force in Canada and around the world. Now is the time to help it overcome any growing pains and highlight the purpose gains to put business and humanity on a sustainable path at scale. ... View More
New Report Helps Companies Stop Bankrolling Climate Change
'Carbon Bankroll 2.0' illuminates the huge, untapped climate impact of the US financial system — how it is undermining leading companies’ climate action, and why companies’ financial management may be their greatest lever for climate progress... View More
‘More Than a Background’ Campaign Highlights Challenges for Second-Chance Workers
The campaign from the Center for Employment Opportunities calls out the barriers justice-impacted people face in obtaining employment as a result of overreliance on background checks. ... View More
Why Working with Social Innovators Advancing Racial, Ethnic Equity Is Smart Business
New Schwab Foundation research provides scalable lessons on how to drive value creation by addressing systemic socioeconomic exclusion at the local and global levels. ... View More
Paris 2024 Gives First Look at Its Circular Approach to Olympic Games
Focusing on the material footprint of the upcoming summer Games, Paris 2024 is leaning heavily into recycled materials and plans for reuse of all temporary infrastructure, furniture and equipment. ... View More
Brands People Love on Purpose, feat. Tillamook
We spoke with Executive Vice President of Stewardship Paul Snyder about the holistic system of business that has made Tillamook the darling of the dairy aisle. ... View More
EY: Boards Must Embolden C Suites to Embed Sustainability
The 2024 EY Europe Long-Term Value and Corporate Governance Survey finds just 24% of EU company leaders understand how ESG priorities will create value; Boards must step up and challenge cooling corporate commitment to sustainability. ... View More
‘The Value of Values’: Lessons from Tony’s Chocolonely
The story of impact-driven chocolate maker Tony’s Chocolonely has important lessons for sustainability practitioners — which makes its story even sweeter. ... View More
Ayurveda: A Fresh Perspective on Sustainability
Sustainability in business is treated as if our wellbeing isn’t linked to the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, and the world we create. In ayurveda’s holistic worldview, there’s no such thing as ‘it doesn’t concern me’... View More
Social-Impact Investing: 5 Lessons from a Successful First Venture
How T. Rowe Price brought capital to under-resourced communities and ensured it had the desired impacts, while inspiring pride and creativity among corporate associates. ... View More
Analysis of US Utilities Reveals Inconsistent Climate-Policy Advocacy
A new benchmark analysis of 12 of the largest US electric utility companies finds significant inconsistencies between utilities’ public climate commitments and their direct and indirect climate lobbying practices. ... View More
Early Adopters Share Insights from Piloting Science-Based Targets for Nature
Pilot companies say the newfound understanding of their impacts and dependencies on nature is helping change mindsets internally regarding the urgency of meaningful action. ... View More
New LEGO Initiatives Fostering Empathic Learning, Brick Circularity
In the US, LEGO’s ‘Community Builders Challenge’ builds on Comic Relief US’s Red Nose Day in School program; while it brings its LEGO Replay brick take-back program to the UK. ... View More
Now in Its 20th Year, Global 100 Index Continues to Track Higher Total Returns
Corporate Knights’ 20th annual ranking of the world’s 100 most sustainable corporations shows them tripling down on sustainability investments and reaping significant returns. ... View More
Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders: 10 Measures to Close the Emissions-Reduction Gap
New WEF report finds a 600-gigaton gap in national emissions-reduction ambitions and policies that must be closed to keep 1.5°C target alive, and outlines 10 ways for businesses and governments to accelerate decarbonization and close this gap. ... View More
Think Global, Act Local: Making Sustainability Goals More Approachable
While achieving these goals may not be easy, these practices help break down lofty goals and create coordinated, meaningful change. ... View More
‘Guard Our Future:’ Kao's Vision to Balance Business with Solutions to Social Issues
Kao’s Guard Our Future project aims to greatly reduce transmission of dengue fever by focusing on three main areas: community activities, raising awareness among the next generation, and dengue fever forecasting. ... View More
