Sustainability
Integrating Stakeholder Capitalism: Lessons from Japan
Japan provides a prime model for stakeholder capitalism and the integration of thoughtful stakeholder leadership into its corporations.
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Getting Back On Track: The Fundamental Role Of Business In Achieving The SDGs
Engaging with the #SDGs offers a way to map responsible business practices, innovation, and investment. High expectations have been set for the private sector to make a significant contribution in helping governments and society #AchievetheGoals
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Walmart Sets Goal To Become An Entirely Regenerative Company
Walmart has enormous influencing power to not only make a real difference but also encourage companies of all shapes and sizes to join this effort in protecting our planet.
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The Global Goals Studio: Fostering Partnerships To Achieve The SDGs
Global Goals Week 2020 marked the start of the decade of action to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The UN aimed to use this moment to re-energize and re-commit the international community to achieve the goals....
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Business Transformation: A Field Guide for Builders, Social Champions and Changing the World
Dr. Karan Giotra of Cornell University recently wrote a paper, co-sponsored by Handshake, titled: “Business Transformation: A Field Guide for Builders, Social Champions and Changing the World”. The premise of the paper is that business activities that cause significant harm...
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From Big Oil To Big Energy
Has the plunge in demand for oil caused by the pandemic fixed the climate crisis? Definitely not. But it has accelerated the oil industry’s plans to shift away from fossil fuels and carve out a future in clean energy. Bernard...
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ESG Investing Needs Clear, Smart Regulation—And Fast
The incorporation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into investment decisions is a popular, evidence-backed strategy to reduce risk. Yet some regulators remain wary of ESG, putting the continued growth of sustainable investing in doubt. For example, the U.S....
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The Impact Of Purpose
It’s not surprising that purpose-driven companies are in a far better position to deal with a crisis, such as the economic fallout from the global pandemic. Building a culture of purpose doesn’t happen overnight: it’s already engrained into people, supply...
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A Smarter And Greener Way To Fight The Pandemic
Nate Kolbeck, Co-Founder of 3D Brooklyn, discussed what it means to be an Impact Executive, leveraging new technologies to advance the sustainability agenda and filling an urgent need during a time of crisis. Nate believes that the intersection of sustainability, technology,...
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ESG Investments Show Their Value In The Pandemic
Investments aligned with environmental, social and governance factors (ESG) have long been promoted as a risk management strategy for investors. However, during the previous decade-plus long economic expansion, there were no events that truly tested this claim. That moment has now arrived—and ESG strategies appear to have worked as advertised. Initial analysis shows that funds managed according to...
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High-Tech Tackling The Climate Crisis
Intel, the global computing giant, just released its 2030 Strategy and Goals, outlining its next decade of shared corporate responsibility, and building on Intel’s ongoing commitments. Intel is undertaking three specific global challenges to: Revolutionize health and safety with technology Make technology fully inclusive and expand...
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