Global Stakeholder Initiative & Stakeholder Issues Map
The Future 500’s Global Stakeholder Initiative (GSI) enables the world’s most valuable companies and brands to anticipate corporate and supply chain controversies, reduce risk, build trust, and drive leadership in corporate citizenship through stakeholder engagement.
Between now and August, GSI will focus primarily on issues in China, because of their likelihood to intensify as the Olympics approach. Thereafter, we will expand the program to encompass other potential hot spots in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, and the Americas.
Companies that area already partners of the China phase of GSI include the world’s largest auto, beverage, computer, home improvement, financial services, and retail enterprises. Every company that owns or serves a valuable brand name needs the stakeholder knowledge, contacts, and opportunities afforded by GSI partnership.
Here's a pictorial briefing on the issues – what’s boiling, what’s heating up and what to look for on the back burner.
Hot – Issues at a boiling point that companies should be watching intently and responding to.
Warm – Issues hot enough to burn and for which companies should prepare action plans.
Simmering – Cooking slowly over a low flame, companies should be aware of their potential to heat up.
Ignitable – Sitting on the back burner, these issues are not currently alight, but could be.
Security: Russia, Georgia standoff continues over Abkhazia
Product: Safety: EU challenges China on toys as licenses revoked
Diplomacy: China, Taiwan in historic talks
Environment: Africa deforestation rate double rest of world, says UN
Environment: China bans distribution of free plastic bags
Security: Russia angered over Ukraine, Georgia bids for NATO
Development: Brazil protests over agribusiness versus small farmers
Trade: India rice export ban shakes world markets
Development: India eyes Africa, S. America agriculture cooperation
Development: Brazil economic gains troubled by inequality
Trade: India, U.S. clash at WTO over food, alcohol, textile duties
Health: Russia battles counterfeit medicines’ affect on population
Land: Foreign ownership, unusual purchases in Amazon rattle Brazil
Development: Corruption costs Russia over 0 billion annually
Human Rights: China, India battle child labor practices
For more information on Future 500's GSI, please contact MaryAnn McDonnell (MMcDonnell @ Future500.org / 1-530-277-1710) to schedule a call with one of our staffers.
