Posts tagged environment
Ask an Advocate Anything: Leila Salazar-López, Amazon Watch
Ask an Advocate Anything: Leila Salazar-López, Amazon Watch

Planning to pump oil out of the planet’s largest rainforest? Then you can count on a friendly visit from this seasoned activist organization.

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BlogJames GlaveJames, ask an advocate, ask an advocate anything, Amazon, forests, deforestation, climate crisis, climate justice, climate change, climate, climate activism, climate action, environmental issues, environment, environmental movement, environmental justice, advocacy, activists, activism, climate activist, advocates, Climate advocacy, ESG, investors, fossil fuels, oil and gas, oil, energy, mining, Indigenous Rights, EJ, UNDRIP, Forests, forestry, NGO, Stakeholder Engagement, BlackRock, rainforests, Covid-19, renewable energy, renewables
Ask an Advocate Anything: Jennifer Krill, Earthworks
Ask an Advocate Anything: Jennifer Krill, Earthworks

To Earthworks executive director Jennifer Krill, ‘business as usual’ is driving the world straight into a climate catastrophe.

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BlogJames GlaveJames, ask an advocate, ask an advocate anything, activism, activists, campaigners, campaigns, fossil fuels, oil, gas, pollution, emissions, carbon, methane, mining, collaboration, accountability, advocacy, advocates, Corporate Social Responsibility, Clean energy, environment, environmental justice, Ecosystems, natural resources, climate justice, air pollution, climate action, climate activism, climate
Ask an Advocate Anything: Kendra Ulrich, Stand.earth
Ask an Advocate Anything: Kendra Ulrich, Stand.earth

Stand.earth targets companies like Carnival Corporation with high-profile, hard-hitting campaigns. Kendra Ulrich walks us through her group’s most recent action.

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BlogJames GlaveJames, ask an advocate, campaigns, campaigners, pollution, environment, environmental issues, health, air quality, air pollution, shipping, cruise sector, advocacy, advocates, activists, activism, dialogue, stakeholder engagement, fossil fuels, companies, corporations, CSR, transportation, leadership, corporate campaigns, NGOs, science based targets, collaboration, ask an advocate anything
What Does it Mean to be a “Good Corporate Citizen” in 2019?
What Does it Mean to be a “Good Corporate Citizen” in 2019?

From the mail room to the C-Suite, companies are actively rethinking their own role in tackling big challenges. Here’s why everything is changing, and why that’s a good thing.

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BlogGavriella KeylesGavi, Gavriella, corporate citizenship, CSR, corporate sustainability, Corporate Affiliates Network, corporate leaders, Sustainability, sustainability leaders, CAN, corporate, Corporate Social Responsibility, corporations, employees, millennials, millennial workforce, stakeholders, stakeholder engagement, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder, corporate culture, listening, collaboration, supply chain advocacy, supply chains, environment, Market Forces, trends, engagement strategy, Engage, Engagement, fossil fuels, carbon, carbon pricing, carbon tax
Fist Bump: Kayaks, Fleece, and Market Forces
Fist Bump: Kayaks, Fleece, and Market Forces

REI raises the bar with their sustainable purchasing standards – and hikes up the incentive for lower-impact products in the outdoor industry and beyond.

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BlogKellen KleinKellen, Fist Bump, REI, Outdoor Retail, Market Forces, sustainability, sustainability leaders, outdoor industry, force for good, sustainable procurement, sustainability standards, supply chains, environment, upstream, upstream impacts, chemicals, environmental impacts, social impacts, regulation by retail, supplier standards, millennials, responsible manufacturing
Odd Bedfellows Descend on Dallas
Odd Bedfellows Descend on Dallas

Future 500 is bringing strange bedfellows together in Dallas, Texas for a series of conversations that will seek to heal divides across the environmental and political spectrums.

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BlogBill ShiremanBill, Dallas, odd-bedfellows, odd bedfelows, Republicans, Democrats, climate change, collaboration, Texas, Earth Day Texas, EarthX, Earth Day 50, Earth Day, division, common ground, Summit, Future 500 Summit, Future 500, environment, environmentalists, alliances, Fortune 500, NGO, NGOs, force for god, Bridge, BridgeUSA, bridge-building
Foes Turn Friends to Heal Oceans, Forests, and Climate
Foes Turn Friends to Heal Oceans, Forests, and Climate

Earth Day 50 Challenge Unites Strange Bedfellows using the “Greenpeace-Walmart Effect”

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Press ReleaseFuture 500Future 500, Editorial team, Oceans, Forests, Climate, climate change, climate action, environment, activists, corporations, Greenpeace-Walmart Effect, companies, advocates, collaboration, odd-bedfellows, odd bedfelows, EarthX, Earth Day 50, Earth Day, Earth Day Texas, corporate leaders, corporate, market solutions, Trammell, supply chains, supply chain advocacy, environmental challenges, innovation, force for good, systemic change, executives, environmentalists, environmental leaders, Dallas, Summit, Future 500 Summit
Guest Blog | Shareowners to Companies: Take Action on Climate!
Guest Blog | Shareowners to Companies: Take Action on Climate!

According to the latest Proxy Preview, a comprehensive overview of the 2016 shareholder season, this may well be the “Year of the Environment”—with a focus on climate.

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BlogGuest PostGuest post, Holly, Shareholders, shareholder activism, shareholder resolutions, Climate, climate action, companies, social license, stakeholders, shareowners, environment, sustainability, sustainable governance, SRI, ESG, climate change, corporate leaders, investors, investing, fossil fuels, risk management, carbon, energy, renewable energy, renewables, Stakeholder Engagement
Ahead of the Curve: Military Drives Environmental Action
Ahead of the Curve: Military Drives Environmental Action

The military is considered a bastion of conservatism by many. But the military’s approach to climate change is anything but conservative; it’s pragmatic.

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BlogFuture 500Former staff, Marvin, climate change, climate action, Climate advocacy, climate resilience, Climate, climate movement, environment, environmental action, environmental leaders, military, energy, energy security, renewables, renewable energy, Clean energy, solar, Solar power, fossil fuels, activism, climate activist, sustainability, defence, pragmatic, risk management, national security, extreme weather, global leaders, sustainability leaders, China, climate solutions
Q&A: Checking in with the Alliance for Water Stewardship
Q&A: Checking in with the Alliance for Water Stewardship

We check in with the Alliance for Water Stewardship, of which Future 500 is a Founding Partner, who officially launched its International Water Stewardship Standard.

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BlogKellen KleinKellen, Water, water security, water stewardship, Alliance for Water Stewardship, alliance, sustainability standards, Stakeholder Engagement, Q&A, stewardship, environment, collaboration, watershed, nature conservancy, pacific institute, NGOs, WWF, partnerships, partnership, multi-sector, corporations, environmental management, AWS, Sustainability
BP and Google Leave ALEC: Are Companies Finally Taking Climate Change Seriously?
BP and Google Leave ALEC: Are Companies Finally Taking Climate Change Seriously?

What does a mass exodus from the controversial American Legislative Exchange Council, or Alec, say about stakeholder engagement and climate campaigns?

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BlogKellen KleinKellen, ALEC, Climate change, climate, climate leaders, Corporate Activism, BP, Google, companies, climate activism, climate movement, brand politics, fossil fuels, environment, Climate advocacy, campaigns, shareholders, climate denial, consumer facing brands, millenials, executives, NGOs
Envisioning a Future with Less Doom and Gloom: Opportunities for the Next Generation of Optimists
Envisioning a Future with Less Doom and Gloom: Opportunities for the Next Generation of Optimists

When it comes to stories about the fate of the earth, headlines are usually dominated by tales of gloom and doom. 

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BlogBill ShiremanBill, environmental challenges, environmental, Environmental activism, environment, environmental leaders, environmental action, environmentalists, WWF, energy, carbon, carbon pricing, Sustainability, sustainable brands, sustainable, sustainability leaders, energy efficiency, Agriculture, food, food security, innovation, Market Forces, market solutions, EDF, forests, forestry, deforestation, zero deforestation, greenpeace, Greenpeace, business model, technology, Clean energy, clean tech, Exxon, fossil fuels, optimism, millenials, stakeholders, stakeholder engagement, force for good, companies
The New Retail Regulatory Norm, and What Business Needs to Do About It
The New Retail Regulatory Norm, and What Business Needs to Do About It

Increased globalization and U.S. political dysfunction have accelerated the establishment of a new norm of regulatory action—not regulation by law, but regulation by retail.

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BlogBrendon Steele Brendon, regulation by retail, corporations, corporate sustainability, NGOs, SRI, investors, Sustainability, consumer facing brands, supply chain advocacy, supply chains, retailers, Greenpeace, chemicals, ForestEthics, Sierra Club, advocates, zero deforestation, stakeholders, accountability, brand advocacy, globalization, Market Forces, market campaigns, carbon pricing, fossil fuels, environment, environmental impacts, environmentalists, reputation, upstream, upstream impacts, activists, activism, Environmental activism, corporate leaders, cycle of demonization, social impacts, social license, CSR, precompetitive collaboration, collaboration
10 Tips for Activists When Engaging Companies
10 Tips for Activists When Engaging Companies

We have often seen that activists achieve the highest outcomes with companies when they follow these key tips.

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BlogErik WohlgemuthErik, Danna Moore, Danna, activists, companies, stakeholders, stakeholder engagement, corporations, accountability, corporate, corporate sustainability, CSR, environment, environmental, common ground, force for good, systemic solutions, NGOs, humanization, cycle of demonization, executives, reputation, campaigns, campaigners, media, grassroots, c-suite, executive, business leaders, corporate leaders, respect, business case, engagement strategy, greenwashing, supply chains, supply chain advocacy, activism, transparency, collaboration, NGO, civil society, sustainability, allies
Guest Blog: The 4 Keys to Success when Partnering with NGOs
Guest Blog: The 4 Keys to Success when Partnering with NGOs

Businesses can improve their social and environmental performance and find new market opportunities through partnerships with NGOs.

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BlogGuest PostGuest post, partnerships, NGOs, NGO, stakeholders, Stakeholder, stakeholder engagement, Stakeholder Engagement, companies, relationships, collaboration, odd bedfelows, odd-bedfellows, bridge-building, Oxfam, advocates, activists, Climate, climate, climate risk, climate change, climate action, climate mitigation, environment, innovation, climate leaders, leadership, business leaders, food security, nonprofit, nonprofits, engagement strategy, trust, Engage, Engagement