GoDaddy Venture Forward and UCLA Anderson Forecast economists developed a way to capture microbusiness activity since 2019 via the Microbusiness Activity Index (“MAI”), which is comprised of three sub-indices:

ESG Talk and Off The Books join forces at Amplify! Workiva’s Catherine Tsai interviews Mandi McReynolds, Steve Soter, and conference attendees to explore trends like generative AI and how finance and accounting, ESG, and audit and risk are evolving—…

Abbott recently released its 2022 Global Sustainability Report, highlighting efforts to help the greatest number of people live better, healthier lives.

The Farmer Voice survey is the response of 800 farmers in 8 different countries. In our biggest survey of modern agriculture to date, what farmers said was both surprising and inspiring to us all.

By providing aseptic processing and packaging technology that protects the quality and safety of perishable foods and extends their shelf life, we can help reduce food loss and waste and improve access to safe, nutritious food, even in remote areas…

Our latest Horizons: Alternative Proteins report reveals significant growth in the industry, with cultivated meat and fermentation-derived proteins producers making the most notable leaps.

Northern Trust announced today it has released its latest Sustainability Report, highlighting efforts to bolster inclusion in the workplace, engage in philanthropic and social impact investing, and minimize the environmental impact of business…

Enbridge is committed to respectful and productive collaboration with Indigenous peoples. While we have worked to expand Indigenous inclusion within our projects and operations and across our company, we recognize that there is more work to do.

Sourcing renewable raw materials and other resources, such as wood fiber, chemicals, fuel, manufactured parts and services.

The term ESG is fine, according to a recent poll of 1,000 Americans. Despite continued polarization related to the acronym, which stands for environmental, social and governance, the majority of Americans believe it’s the best way to describe a…

Unprecedented innovation across planning, policy and technology is required to achieve California’s net-zero goal by 2045, according to a new paper by Edison International.

In today’s world, sustainability has evolved from a corporate responsibility to a critical ethical and business imperative. To achieve sustainability goals effectively, organizations must both reexamine traditional thinking of sustainability as a…

Affordable Housing, or the lack of it, continues to be a persistent problem in many communities throughout the Bank’s footprint.

Venture Forward quantifies the presence and impact of over 21 million online microbusinesses on their local economies, providing a unique view into the attitudes, demographics, and needs of the entrepreneurs who create and operate them.

today released the Lakehouse case study, which demonstrates how an organization can utilize WELL to reach their health and well-being goals.

Today, Paychex, Inc. announced the release of its 2023 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report.

The study highlights that solar power, followed by energy sources wind energy (54%), hydropower (36%) and nuclear energy (22%) are the future of our clean energy transition.

The world is experiencing some of the most important secular growth trends that we will see in our lifetime: the explosive rise of digitalization and the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables.

Acer Publishes 2022 Sustainability Report and Starts Using Sustainable Fuel Solutions; Since Q4’22, Acer has been reducing its sea logistics emissions thanks to biofuel

Qurate Retail GroupSM, a world leader in video commerce (“vCommerce”), which includes video driven shopping across linear TV, ecommerce sites, digital streaming and social platforms, today announced the release of its third annual Corporate…

In order to quantify the impacts that our global operations have on the environment, we conduct an annual analysis of the carbon sequestration and emissions across our forestry operations and corporate activities.

Entrepreneurs are important. They innovate. They create solutions to unaddressed challenges and opportunities. But how do we measure the impact they make on their local economy and community?

Ceres today published a report that provides guidance for investors to effectively influence and support utility companies in decarbonizing the gas distribution industry and align with the global goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

For the second installment in our Climate Week series, Mandi McReynolds is joined by global experts Eelco van der Enden, CEO of the Global Reporting Initiative, and Anna Nefedova, global ESG reporting leader at Deloitte.

A new guidebook was released today to provide companies with a resource to support responsible corporate engagement efforts in the electric vehicle (EV) battery supply chain.