Time to Tie Exec Comp to Sustainability Performance? Some Folks Think it is Time -- and How to Do It

For the past 25 and more years, the focus of the sustainable & responsible investment (SRI) community has been on matters related to corporate compensation, usually a corporate governance concern, as well as additional concerns on a range of other issues and topic areas (in environmental, social/societal, and other categories).

Schneider Electric Partners with Global Footprint Network to #MoveTheDate of Earth Overshoot Day

Schneider Electric and Global Footprint Network signed a global partnership to engage people around the world in moving the date of Earth Overshoot Day—the date when humanity’s annual demand on nature exceeds what Earth can regenerate over the entire year.

Schneider Electric se asocia con Global Footprint Network para mover la fecha del día mundial del sobregiro ecológico

Schneider Electric y Global Footprint Network firmaron una alianza global para involucrar a personas de todo el mundo en el traslado de la fecha del sobregiro ecológico, la fecha en que la demanda anual de la humanidad sobre la naturaleza excede lo que la Tierra puede regenerar durante todo el año.

Schneider Electric anuncia parceria com Global Footprint Network para mover a data do Dia de sobrecarga da Terra.

Schneider Electric e Global Footprint Network assinaram uma parceria global para envolver as pessoas em todo o mundo para prorrogar a data do Dia de Sobrecarga da Terra - #movethedate do original em inglês - a data em que a demanda anual de recursos naturais pela humanidade excede a capacidade do de se regenerar ao longo de todo o ano.

Schneider Electric devient partenaire du Global Footprint Network pour repousser la date du Jour du dépassement de la terre

Schneider Electric et Global Footprint Network ont signé un accord global de partenariat pour encourager l’ensemble des habitants de la planète à faire reculer la date du Jour du Dépassement Mondiale- #movethedate du terme original en anglais - date à laquelle la demande de l'humanité pour les ressources naturelles annuelles dépasse la capacité de la planète les régénérer au long de l'année.

ATL Tech Gives Back Returns This October

ATL Tech Gives Back, a quarterly event series that harnesses Atlanta’s passionate technology community for the greater good of the City, will hold its second edition on Thursday, Oct. 19. Hosted by social service platform Community Bucket and startup technology publication Hypepotamus, ATL Tech Gives Back is powered by Cox Enterprises and brings Atlanta’s tech and startup community together to volunteer in a fun, social setting.

Ecocentricity Blog: 23 Years

I can confidently say that I wouldn’t be sitting in my local coffee shop writing this blog post if Ray hadn’t given that speech. My professional vocation might not have had anything to do with environmentalism if he hadn’t planted the “sustainability” flag that day in the heart of Interface’s business operations.

Brands Should Increasingly Target Connected ‘Super Leaders’ to Thrive in a Digital, Information-saturated World

Super Leaders – a newly-defined digital community of early adopters and brand amplifiers – are now the most influential group in building, or eroding, brand preference, according to the Tetra Pak Index 2017. Companies that fail to engage with Super Leaders in the right way risk missing the opportunity to harness their influence and help them build their business.

New Speakers Announced for the BSR Conference 2017: Al Gore, Cecile Richards, and More

New speakers have been added to the BSR17 lineup. Join the leading sustainability event October 24-26 in Huntington Beach, California.

States, Local Government Step Up to Play Increasingly Critical Role in a Smarter Clean Energy Future

The federal government has long played a central role in shaping U.S. energy independence and security. Today, however, we stand at an inflection point where states, municipal governments and even corporations are stepping up to become the primary drivers of the future of clean energy.