Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Going Beyond ESG: Understanding and Managing the Economics of Impact

How much does true change cost? Economics of Impact is an emerging practice by which purpose-led companies are answering these questions and starting a whole new conversation with their ESG investors.

Research & Reports

Black & Veatch: Nuclear Energy Key to Supercharging Decarbonization Efforts

While November’s COP26 conference further defined the importance of investments in clean energy to achieve critical decarbonization priorities, the event understated the unique challenges facing electric grid operators around the world as they balance the competing priorities brought on by a shift from fossil fuels and the ongoing need for reliable power provision.

Research & Reports

Is the Pandemic Reviving Purpose? Ninth Annual Conscious Consumer Spending Index Reports Unprecedented Levels of Social Responsibility

The ninth annual Conscious Consumer Spending Index (#CCSIndex) reveals record-breaking levels of socially responsible spending among consumers, as it climbs to an all-time high and an unprecedented 25 percent increase over the previous year.

Research & Reports

ESG Country Credit Ratings Highlight Shortcomings of Sovereign Bond Ratings

Sovereign bond ratings are high-impact numbers: defining the interest rate a country has to pay for debt and fresh capital. Comparison of conventionally overeign bond ratings and ESG country credit ratings based on the Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index (GSCI show significant differences.

Research & Reports

Cisco Purpose Report: Measuring and Reporting Impact Along Our Purpose Journey

Measuring impact isn’t just a tick-the-box exercise for Cisco. We’ve been creating and measuring the outcomes of our ESG programs on a global scale for decades.

Research & Reports

New Report Paints a Complex Picture of Americans' Health

The early effects of COVID-19 on Americans’ health and well-being have been complex and nuanced, according to the United Health Foundation’s 2021 America’s Health Rankings Annual Report.

AI & Technology

How to Tackle Air Quality Prediction Using Machine Learning

Ericsson teamed up with Uppsala University in Sweden to research air quality prediction using machine learning and federated learning.

Research & Reports

Workiva Interactive ESG Guide: Materiality Assessment

Whether you're expanding or launching an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting program, use this guide to help you focus on the topics that matter most to your stakeholders.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

New Analysis Shows Value at Risk From Negative Water Impacts in Apparel and Meat Industries

A first-of-its-kind analysis finds that the cost of addressing harmful water impacts could top nearly $1.8 billion annually for some large publicly-traded packaged meat and apparel companies

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Small Businesses Make Financial Gains, Closing the Gap With Large Businesses

Principal Financial Group® reported today that small and medium-sized businesses1 (SMBs) are showing stronger current financial health and an increase in hiring, despite the ongoing impacts of COVID-19. At the same time, a shifting environment, lingering economic impacts from th

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Southwire 2025 Sustainability Report

Since 1950, Southwire has powered progress, from bringing light to rural communities to enabling the infrastructure that drives modern life. Today, we...

Sustainable Products and Innovation

Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...

Sustainability by Antea Group

At Antea Group, we believe the best sustainability programs integrate sustainability into core business practices, we identify and act on relevant...

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is embedded in our company values. We actively promote it among our employees, raise awareness, and foster an...

Heritage

For more than 160 years, Bacardi has been a family-owned company guided by its heritage. From the revolutionary introduction of BACARDÍ rum, the birth...

Nutrition and Health

Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...

Health and Safety by Antea Group

Antea Group's health and safety consultants understand what it takes to help make a positive impact on safety culture. Read blogs, insights, and more...

Growth Through Sustainability

Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...

Opportunity for All

At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...

Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator

The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...