Carbon accounting: Learnings from the governance journey
How companies understand their sustainability-related governance may hold the key to meeting climate goals and thriving in a net-zero economy...
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Rethinking sustainability: Why customer value comes first
A new book challenges the conventional belief that sustainability alone drives customer purchases. In a webinar hosted by Karl Schmedders, the book’s co-author, Goutam Challagalla, explains how companies can make sustainability...
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Balancing act: can the World Bank tackle the climate crisis and poverty reduction?
To achieve this delicate equilibrium, the bank should be implementing governance reforms, carefully managing the transition to cleaner energy sources, and adopting a market-driven approach to financing and investment....
Chicken or pig? New ESG rules require true board commitment
October 10, 2023 • by Jan van der Kaaij, Sam Gill in Sustainability • 8 min read
A well-known metaphor in business illustrates levels of buy-in: imagine a chicken and a pig discussing a bacon and egg sandwich – the chicken is engaged, but the pig is committed! A...
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Are you ready for employees to scrutinize your sustainability strategy?
With a growing number of employees holding their organizations to account over sustainability commitments, the onus is on HR departments to explain a firm’s purpose and impact if they are to attract...
A revolution in conservation? How biodiversity credits can help fund a nature-positive way of doing business
Voluntary biodiversity credits are a nascent tool that can help plug the biodiversity funding gap by allowing companies to contribute to nature restoration and nature-positive agendas. Here’s how companies can get ahead...
New framework needed to cut through sustainability jungle
September 26, 2023 • by Jonathan Normand, Fabio Monnet in Sustainability • 11 min read
With over 300 sustainability standards and labels available, it’s no wonder that so many companies get away with ‘greenwashing’. A new approach is needed....
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How to find a CSO with the range of skills your company needs
September 22, 2023 • by Natalia Olynec in Sustainability • 9 min read
CSOs are becoming more senior and cross-functional. They need the ability and skills to address ESG issues across the spectrum. Suitable candidates are rare and a 'talent war' is raging....
Three ways to enable greater investment in SDG projects
Increasing investment into sustainable development projects will require rewriting the rules for pension funds, working with well-informed partners, and performance-related incentives for local government officials, writes Nathan Sussman....
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