Coronavirus calls us to share more than ever. Here are 10 ways to get started

GreenBiz Group

March 31, 2020

Sharing probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind during a pandemic. But countless thousands are rising to the occasion.

Corporate America, it’s your time to shine

GreenBiz Group

March 31, 2020

The business leaders and companies who use this moment to be creative are the ones who will not only weather this storm; they’ll be the preferred brands of the future.

Purpose commitments put to the test as companies scramble to respond to Covid-19

Ethical Corporation

March 19, 2020

Predictions about the economic fallout of the current Covid-19 crisis are just that – predictions. Yet, as stock markets plummet, government debt spikes and global events such as COP26 face cancellation or postponement, business leaders still need to strategise for the future as best they can.Image: Channels: Business StrategyTags: CoronavirusMcKinseyaviation

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How to build up business immunity to Covid-19

Ethical Corporation

March 17, 2020

The outbreak of the coronavirus disease Covid-19 continues to cause severe disruption and uncertainty to global trade. Now categorised as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization, businesses must consider whether the impact of the coronavirus could cause them to default on their contractual obligations, whether this may be an inability to supply goods due to the effect on the supply chain, an

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Reflections from a Field Builder: The Next 25 Years of Sustainable, Responsible and Impact Investing

GreenMoney Journal

September 20, 2017

While offering the standard disclaimer that past performance is no guarantee of the future, I nevertheless offer some predictions for, and reflections about, the future of sustainable and impact investing. The field has grown from $639 billion in assets in 1995 to $8.72 trillion in 2016. It will be very surprising if the next decade does not bring continued expansion in assets and in the types of investors who

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Sustainable Development Goals: Will The World Stick to Its New Year’s Resolutions?

Worldwatch Institute

February 2, 2016

As those of us who struggle to keep our resolutions know, following through on a New Year’s commitment isn’t easy. This year, however, the world has big plans. Last September, at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015, 193 countries signed on to tackle 17 goals and meet 169 targets “to free the human race from the tyranny of poverty and want” and “to heal and secure our planet”

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2016 Sustainable Investing Themes: ESG Integration, Climate Change and Inequality

GreenMoney Journal

December 10, 2015

Sustainable investing is gaining momentum and increasingly taking its place at the center of mainstream investment conversations. We believe we are at a critical moment of change where integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into quality investment strategies is not only considered acceptable as a part of sound investment management, but is viewed as core to prudent investing and

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People, Planet, Profit: The Rise of Triple-Bottom-Line Businesses

Worldwatch Institute

March 17, 2015

Colleen Cordes’ State of the World 2014 chapter, “The Rise of Triple-Bottom-Line Businesses,” explores the role of ethical capitalism in the quest for sustainable economies. Entrepreneurs are beginning to challenge business as usual, infusing ethics into the notoriously ruthless corporate world. “Put simply, the conventional economic model—amoral capitalism—and the

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Green or Greedy? Corporations’ Role in Global Sustainable Development

Worldwatch Institute

February 6, 2015

As national governments struggle to resolve pressing global challenges, corporations are positioning themselves within the United Nations framework as efficient players and crucial partners in international policy debates. But with their immense economic and political sway, can corporations contribute to development discussions without the “corporate capture” of governance? In the

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Has China’s Economic Shift Really Ended the Commodity Super-cycle?

Worldwatch Institute

December 8, 2014

The most recent economic “super-cycle,” a decades-long trend of rising commodity prices, has been influenced by the surging growth of China since the turn of this century. Now, as China begins its shift from an export-led growth model to a model based on internal investment and consumption, the super-cycle has slowed. The Worldwatch Institute’s Mark Konold, Caribbean Program Manager, and

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