The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an ambitious plan to change human society by addressing pressing global challenges such as hunger, gender inequality and climate change to name only a few. But the final goal, SDG 17, is more…

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

Cox Enterprises today announced that David Blau and Tim Howe have joined the company’s corporate strategy and investments team. Blau serves as vice president of corporate strategy and investments, and Howe is senior director of corporate strategy…

Track #2 - Technical: Strategic Approaches and Resources for Integrating Sustainability

In this session, you’ll hear about AIAG Greenhouse Gas (GHG) workgroup activities to help automotive companies with carbon reporting and reduction…

The biggest players in technology and some of the largest consumer brands recently submitted separate friend-of-the-court briefs providing resounding support for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Power Plan. BSR's…

Advanced smart technology doesn't just make your building run better. When embraced at the C-suite level, it makes the entire organization smarter, too. And from what I've been hearing in recent conversations, CEOs—including JLL’s Colin…

This week, Global Sourcing Council's 17 Weeks for 17 SDGs Intiative explores Goal 4 with examples of action from organizations and businesses to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for…

How good are you? Most companies tell their employees they are (of course) the best. But the truth is little time or money is spent confirming or dispelling the notion. Why take the risk of diminishing your company’s perceived achievements, because…

Each year, the Network for Business Sustainability (NBS) outlines annual Sustainability Challenges based from a group of select business leaders. This year's report, Business Challenges for Sustainability, synthesizes the top seven…

At the urging of its employees, Starbucks began an in-depth process to explore a safe method to add perishable foods to its existing pastry donation program. Now, Starbucks has announcedFoodShare, a program that will allow the company to donate “…

You might be a superhero at the office, spearheading projects, coming up with great ideas and flying through your to-do lists. But even superheroes have a weakness, something that saps their energy, focus or strength. At the office, these power-…

Continuing the in-depth analysis of S&P 500 (r) companies' sustainability reporting activities, Governance & Accountability Institute teamed with the Trust Across America / Trust Around the World program to explore potential…

Sodexo, a leading provider of integrated facilities management and foodservice operations, today applauds the outstanding work and achievement of the STEMConnector® Million Women Mentors (MWM) initiative for securing more than 650,000 pledges from…

Multi-Industry Forum on Combating Forced Labor: April 5 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The business world is changing so quickly that it’s often hard to know how to keep up and help your employees cope with the pace of change. For leaders, it’s crucial to remain relevant in order to be heard and valued. Even if you have great ideas, a…

The Bard MBA in Sustainability hosts Talya Bosch, Vice President Social Ventures, Internal Communications and Global Events for Western Union. Talya will discuss the company's shared value journey on the dial-in podcast, Sustainable Business…

The issue of gender balance touches nearly every corner of our lives – there is a collective demand for balance in politics, business and in our personal lives. But in the case of companies, gender balance should not only be addressed for the sake…

Companies with strong ethical practices have historically outperformed others financially and managed to achieve a greater level of stakeholder satisfaction.

In this short film, Corporate Citizenship explores how the relationship between business and society is becoming more complex. As companies are being asked tougher questions about their impacts, the importance of mapping, measuring and taking action…

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.