Events

CEO and Executive Director of UN Global Compact to Give the Opening Keynote at #RBSEU 2018

The Responsible Business Summit Europe, taking place in London from the 13th-14th of June, will bring together 600+ CEOs and business leaders to discuss how businesses can respond and transform in line with increasing social, environmental and technological opportunities and pressures. Ethical Corporation is delighted to confirm that Lise Kingo, CEO and executive director of the United Nations Global Compact will be delivering the opening address for the Summit. As well, Kingo will be joined by Pedro Ortún, Active Senior Advisor CSR/SDGs at the European Commission in a later session to discuss the how businesses can use the Sustainable Development Goals as a core driver for future strategy and success.

Corporate Responsibility

AIM2Flourish: business Education Meets Business for Good

A new generation of business students is becoming aware of the opportunity to do good and still be profitable in their current and future careers. Overwhelmingly, millennials say that they are looking for careers that provide good work-life balance and give them a sense of purpose over simply making money.

Environment

Consumers Energy Ensures Historic Weadock Plant Site is Safe for Reuse

Consumers Energy is keeping its promise to “leave it better” in Hampton Township, a community near Bay City, Michigan, where it closed the historic J.C. Weadock power plant. The energy provider is following through to ensure that the site is returned to “brownfield” status, making it available for potential reuse.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

ASEAN Is Rising to the Climate Change Challenge Facing Agriculture and Forestry

At a meeting in Lombok, Indonesia, representatives of ASEAN working groups agreed to strengthen their collaboration to reduce risks and maximize security in the food, agriculture and forestry sectors.

Corporate Responsibility

5 Multinationals Stepping Up On Climate Action

Of the 660+ companies committed to bold climate action through the We Mean Business coalition’s Take Action campaign, many are going further and faster to help bend the curve of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. We spoke to BT, Ingersoll Rand, Mars, Unilever and HP Inc about their progress in harnessing climate action as a driver of innovation, competitiveness, risk management and growth.

Awards & Rankings

Domtar’s 2017 Sustainability Report Named Finalist for Two Corporate Responsibility Awards

Domtar, a leading provider of pulp, paper and personal care products, is pleased to announce that the company’s 2017 Sustainability Report, “Working Smart for the Long Term,” has been short-listed as a finalist for the Corporate Register Reporting Awards 2018 (CRRA’18). This honor indicates the piece stands as an example of one of the most significant Corporate Responsibility reports published over the past year. Domtar’s creative approach to sustainability reporting was named a finalist in not one, but two categories: Creativity in Communication and Openness & Honesty.

Environment

EHS and Sustainability Support in Mexico

Antea Group teams up with local experts to extend EHS and sustainability support services to Mexico.

Energy & Infrastructure

Consumers Energy’s 130-Year History Profiled in New TV Program

Consumers Energy has been providing energy to Michigan homes and businesses for over 130 years. That long and colorful history was the subject of a story by Jackson, Mich., television station JTV-TV. The “True Story” special gives particular emphasis to the energy provider’s connections with its hometown of Jackson, from its founding by the Foote brothers through its innovations and challenges over the last decades and more.

Awards & Rankings

IFF Recognized As World Leader for Corporate Environmental Action

IFF has been identified as a global leader for its actions and strategies to manage environmental issues, and has been awarded a position on the Supplier Climate A List by CDP, the non-profit global environmental disclosure platform.

100 companies appear on the A List, which has been produced at the request of 99 CDP supply chain purchasing member organizations with a combined annual spend of over US$3 trillion.

Research & Reports

GRI Newsletter: Reporting Inspiration

This month, GRI's newsletter highlights information to support what for many companies is the beginning of the reporting cycle. For example, there's an article on what kinds of businesses in Denmark and Greece now fall under the EU Directive on Non-financial Reporting, given how the company scope requirements were incorporated in local legislation.

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