Posts tagged sustainability
For BP & Nestlé, Net Zero is Still the End Game
For BP & Nestlé, Net Zero is Still the End Game

Two senior corporate leaders weigh in on carbon neutral goals amidst political polarization and pandemic strife.

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BlogBrendon Steele Brendon, Summit, Future 500 Summit, Future 500 Summit at EarthX, BP, Nestle, Net Zero, Webinar, Polarization, Covid-19, oil, fossil fuels, food, Agriculture, emissions, climate, climate change, climate action, corporate leaders, corporate leadership, carbon pricing, carbon offsets, plastics, plastic packaging, Sustainability, sustainability, sustainable, transparency
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
Guest Blog | The Financial CHOICE Act: The Wrong Choice for Investors and Companies, Part II
Guest Blog | The Financial CHOICE Act: The Wrong Choice for Investors and Companies, Part II

Does the Financial CHOICE Act’s subtitle – Creating Hope and Opportunity for Investors, Consumers and Entrepreneurs – accurately reflect the bill’s provisions? (Part 2)

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BlogGuest PostGuest post, Holly, Financial Choice Act, Investors, SRI, legislation, Dodd-Frank, Shareholders, transparency, companies, ESG, SEC, Chamber of Commerce, shareholder proposals, investors, Climate Disclosures, sustainability, Sustainablility reporting, board diversity, diversity and inclusion, climate change, human rights, LGBT
Earth Day 50 Challenge: 2017 Recap
Earth Day 50 Challenge: 2017 Recap

This Earth Day we drew our largest group yet of corporate, environmental, academic, and philanthropic leaders to participate in the Earth Day 50 Challenge.

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BlogBill ShiremanBill, Earth Day 50, EarthX, Dallas, Future 500 Summit, collaboration, Texas, Chatham House, sustainability, conference, roundtable, carbon pricing, forests, plastics, corporate, philanthropists, NGO, leaders, changemakers, odd-bedfellows, odd bedfelows, bridge-building, oceans, corporate leaders, conversation, relationships, networking, Earth Day
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
How Industry Fuels the Anti-Plastics Movement — or Avoids It
How Industry Fuels the Anti-Plastics Movement — or Avoids It

Recycling and packaging campaigns come in a recurring cycle of waves that approach and recede, but rarely quite reach the shore. It’s time to change the cycle.

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BlogFuture 500Danna Moore, Former staff, plastics, sustainability, Stakeholder Engagement, NGOs, companies, corporations, plastic waste, activism, voluntary initiatives, lobbyists, advocates, closed loop, circularity, circular economy, recycling, campaigners, packaging, systemic change, systemic solutions, pollution
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