SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights

Highlighting the top news, commentary, and research for the week coming from SHQ. The highlights newsletter also spotlights one profiled organization and their recent activity as monitored by SHQ.

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Events, Media & Communications

For Finance/Investing Professionals: "ESG" in Focus in All Day Workshop Hosted at Baruch College/CUNY
The interest in sustainable investing continues to rise in the mainstream investment community. Numerous data & analytics providers, ratings & rankings organizations, and other influentials are busily shaping new approaches in and for the mainstream investment community. Corporate “ESG” factors are an important addition to the ubiquitous Bloomberg terminals, as example (i.e. the ESG Dashboard). Mainstream asset managers -- notably BlackRock, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, State Street, and others -- are putting sustainable investment approaches in place and launching new products for clients that are demanding “investable” vehicles for “doing well and doing good” with their assets.

Events, Media & Communications

Important Sustainability Events & Trainings
An important part of the G&A Institute mission since our founding a decade ago is to help educate, inform and share critical information related to the above topics and positions. As an example we work closely with Skytop Strategies on many events such as the ESG Summit, 21st Century Company, and Future of Corporate Reporting that educate and inform on these subjects. We'd like to tell you about a few of our most recent initiatives in these areas.

Events, Media & Communications

Important News: New GRI Standard for Corporate Reporting Released to Replace GRI G4
The most commonly used sustainability reporting standard for corporate and institutional reporting on an organization’s economic, environmental and social/societal impacts - The Global Reporting Initiative's (“GRI”) framework - has now moved from the fourth generation (G4) to the new modular GRI Standards. The titles of these corporate reports prepared using the GRI approach to disclosure carry varying titles: Corporate Sustainability, Corporate Responsibility, Corporate Citizenship, Environmental Stewardship, and more.

Events, Media & Communications

FILLING A NEED – On-Line Training for Managers Seeking CSR Certificate
At G&A Institute we regularly partner with colleges and universities to provide managers in all sectors(business, social, public sectors) with learning experiences to help advance their careers in key fields.

Events, Media & Communications

“Energy” and Its Materiality in Your Enterprise Shared Perspectives From an Industry Expert
In the pages of our newsletters over time there are many mentions of “materiality,” and how this applies (especially) in corporate sustainability, ESG, CSR and so on. “What” is material – and “how” do we report on that?

Events, Media & Communications

Global Supply Chains and the Necessity Of Making Operations Safer, More Sustainable
Savvy corporate managements recognize that the supply chain of their company represents a huge opportunity for cost savings, more efficient management of procurement, and the extension of important health & safety practices beyond their own operations.

Events, Media & Communications

How Does One Pursue a Career in Sustainability?
This is the question on the minds of many young professionals, as well as a growing number of seasoned professionals looking to change course and work on issues that match their passions and worldview. In our feature article this week, Mike Hower, Senior Writer at GreenBiz group shares some very important takeaways for those that find themselves in this position.

Events, Media & Communications

SustainabilityHQ Highlights: Top Story: The Dark Art of Corporate Sustainability
SustainabilityHQ Highlights (09.07.2016)

Events, Media & Communications

Save 10% for Building a Best-in-Class CSR Department CSR Certificate Program This Fall (September 28-29)
Governance & Accountability Institute and The Institute for Ethical Leadership at Rutgers Business School Newark are joining forces for the Fall two-day CSR Certificate program.

Events, Media & Communications

REGISTER TODAY & Save 15% for "Building a Best-in-Class CSR Dept" CSR 2-Track Certificate by G&A Institute & Rutgers IEL in September

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