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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
What We Got Right (and Wrong) in 2019
What We Got Right (and Wrong) in 2019

We called it with CEO activism. Trade associations? Not so much.

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BlogFuture 500Future 500, Editorial team, Force for Good Forecast, trends, Top 10 Stakeholder Engagement Trends, Top 10, advocacy, Stakeholder Engagement, CEOs, employee activism, carbon pricing, theory of change, 2020 Opportunity, 2020, diversity and inclusion, #MeToo, science based targets, climate, plastics, Brands Taking Stands, brand advocacy, CEO activism, Self Assessment, 2019
What Will It Take to Be a Leader?
What Will It Take to Be a Leader?

Stakeholder expectations are rapidly evolving. Here’s where corporate sustainability could be headed next.

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BlogEllen GriesemerEllen, CAN, Corporate Affiliates Network, Corporate Affinity Network, Stakeholder Engagement, supply chains, ESG, corporate sustainability, corporate leaders, corporate citizenship, corporations, transparency, advocates, activists, employees, investors, climate policy, supply chain advocacy, technology, leadership, leaders, business leaders, sustainability leaders, sustainability standards
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: Mike Schade, Mind The Store
Ask an Advocate Anything: Mike Schade, Mind The Store

Chemicals advocate Mike Schade has a warning for retailers: The market is moving to transparency and safer materials, and you should be ahead of that trend.

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BlogKellen KleinJames, campaigners, advocates, advocacy, ask an advocate, pollution, companies, campaigns, dialogue, conversation, collaboration, packaging, chemicals, chemistry, chemicals of concern, Mike Schade, Mind The Store, regulation by retail, market campaigns, transparency, safer chemicals healthy families, risk management, hazard, risk, green chemistry
What Went Down in Dallas
What Went Down in Dallas

Our annual Future 500 Summit at EarthX recently wrapped in Dallas, Texas. Here are 14 takeaways, observations, and things that made us go “hmmm….”

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BlogEllen GriesemerEllen, Dallas, Future 500 Summit, EarthX, Earth Day Texas, Stakeholder Engagement, odd bedfelows, Chatham House, leaders, leadership, NGOs, corporate leaders, activists, funders, ESG, environmental justice, social movements, carbon tax, stakeholders, stakeholder engagement, Engagement
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