Understanding Stakeholder Value

In reaction to the prevailing shareholder value logic – and especially the idea that companies have a legal, fiduciary duty to place their needs above all others – the concept and practice of stakeholder value emerged in 1984. This article looks at its evolution over the ensuing decades.

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Mohawk Group announces signing The Climate Pledge, a sustainability-driven effort originally cofounded by Amazon and Global Optimism in 2019. Mohawk Group joins over 200 signatories that are also committed to accelerated climate action.

Introducing the Porter Novelli Focus: Business Action for Climate Crisis

Today, we launch the fourth installment in Porter Novelli’s Focus series that explores American perceptions on business responsibility to solve for the climate crisis – and how individuals are willing to support companies that lead with action.

Pandemic Raises Stakes for Success of the SDGs

In this Decade of Action for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we hear much about how organizations, countries and individuals are stepping up their efforts to achieve the 2030 Agenda.

Kimberly-Clark's Manufacturing Facility in Spain Reduces Direct Carbon Emissions by 40%

At Kimberly-Clark's Salamanca manufacturing facility in western Spain, the recent installation of a biomass boiler will lower natural gas consumption at the facility by 40% and reduce direct carbon emissions by 40%

Lavazza: Toward Shared Sustainability Goals

According to Roberta Garizio, Lavazza’s Indirect Purchasing Director, maintaining an open dialogue with suppliers on what sustainability goals they share is critical to increasing resilience. And ratings helped immensely in deciding how to work with suppliers during the crisis.

Black & Veatch 2021 Megatrends Report Illuminates Growing Importance, Complementary Nature of Electrification, Decarbonization

Climate change no longer is a nebulous concept, as communities around the globe experience the devastating effects of rising temperatures and increasingly extreme weather events.

FPC Annual Report Press Release

The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Forest Positive Coalition of Action has today published its first-ever Annual Report

Defining the Inclusive Business Features

The Inclusive Business Features seek to act as a guiding document for the adoption of IB through clear and practically defined features for businesses, investors and governments and have been developed specifically for them

Ecocentricity Blog: Food Futurism

If I had to guess, there is one category of science fiction technology that will come to fruition in my lifetime, and it’s of a type that might surprise you a bit. I’m talking about food.

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