Research & Reports

NAEM Fields Comprehensive Survey of EHS and Sustainability Organizations

Today NAEM initiated its latest benchmarking survey on how companies staff, structure and assign responsibilities to the environment, health and safety, and sustainability (EHS&S) function.

Environment

Awareness and Importance of Circular Economy is Growing, UPS/GreenBiz Study Finds

Last week, UPS and GreenBiz launched a 2016 study titled The Growth of the Circular Economy, which captures insights from sustainability executives about perceptions of the circular economy, including key business drivers, barriers and opportunities. Here are five major takeaways from the study.

Environment

Ingersoll Rand Furthers Sustainability Goals By Joining Rocky Mountain Institute’s Business Renewables Center

As the focus on sustainability continues to increase at Ingersoll Rand’s global facilities, partnering with Rocky Mountain Institute’s (RMI) Business Renewables Center (BRC) aligns with the company’s efforts to develop innovative energy solutions and reduce greenhouse gases (GHG).

Energy & Infrastructure

Ingersoll Rand Expert Weighs in on Carbon Pricing, Findings From Research With GreenBiz

Owen Smith, director of global energy policy and strategy at Ingersoll Rand, recently discussed the findings of a newly published whitepaper titled “Accountability for Climate Action: How Corporations are Tackling Climate Change.” The whitepaper is a result of collaboration between Ingersoll Rand, a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable and efficient environments, and GreenBiz Media.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

The Growth of the Circular Economy

There is a shift occurring from the traditional linear take-make-waste economy to a more circular model of use-recover-regenerate. According to new research from UPS and GreenBiz, circular economy principles are projected to gain traction, nearly doubling in importance over the next two years. 97% of business leaders agree that logistics will be critical to a successful circular economy. Find out more about the roles waste, recyclability and first mile logistics will play in driving the circular economy.

Corporate Responsibility

NAEM Launches New EHS & Sustainability Software Satisfaction Benchmark

Today the National Association for Environmental Management (NAEM) announced the launch of the EHS & Sustainability Software Ratings Project, a new research initiative to evaluate customer satisfaction with commercial software systems.

Corporate Responsibility

GRI Predicts New Formats for Sustainability Reporting and Real-Time Stakeholder Interaction

Today, GRI released The Next Era of Corporate Disclosure: Digital, Responsible, Interactive, a digital publication that maps out the future of sustainability reporting and disclosure. According to GRI, the future will involve new formats with organizations moving from annual reports to sustainability data exchange, while focusing on major challenges like climate change and human rights. All of this will be coupled with a new role for stakeholders, who will be empowered by almost real-time interactions with companies. The Next Era of Corporate Disclosure is the culmination of the first year of GRI’s continuing Sustainability and Reporting 2025 project, and provides conclusive insights from these discussions.

Corporate Responsibility

Looking Over the Sustainability Horizon

Johanna Jobin, Director of Global EHS & Sustainability for Biogen Idec, discusses the future of sustainability and how success will be measured.

AI & Technology

Top Trends in Shared Value

This month, we are excited to launch the research phase of Global Trends in Shared Value and enlist your help in making it happen. In order to bring about representative perspectives from different regions and industries, we invite the shared value community to participate in our global survey to contribute to a forthcoming Global Trends online platform.

Research & Reports

Next Generation Sustainability Goals Focus on Material Issues, Value Chain Improvements, System Changes

As corporate sustainability leaders start work on their latest set of goals, they are increasingly seeking solutions to systems-level challenges, according to the latest research by the National Association for Environmental Management (NAEM).

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