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Top Story of the Week Do Investors Care About Corporate Sustainability?We hear this from corporate managers…investors don’t ask about our sustainability efforts… No, they may not ask about “sustainability,” but they do ask about a lot of corporate strategies and actions related to climate change (and disclosure), reduced waste streams, increasing use of renewable energy, wastewater and water consumption, supply chain issues, and more. “Sustainability” or “ESG factors” may not be the right terminology to use. Anyway, check out the top story – every three years Accenture and United Nations link up to survey 1,000 CEOs and interview dozens on the questions such as “do you think your share price currently includes any value directly related to sustainability?” Answers may surprise you – or not. The final results will be unveiled this September at the UN Global Compact leadership meetings in New York City. It’s clear: more linkage is necessary between various ESG performance factors, and corporate sustainability efforts…and the C-suite leadership. Is it mis-match on terminology, perhaps? Engaging Investors in Sustainability: a Silver Bullet or a Thankless Task? Sustainability in Focus What does ‘the end of the suburbs’ mean for sustainability? Understanding sustainability East and West 10 steps for making sustainable investments Nike, UPS, Starbucks Shareholders Demand GHG Cuts, Sustainability Reporting The benefits of tying executive compensation to sustainability The case for supply chain sustainability investments Why Marketers Ignore Sustainability — but Shouldn’t Do people actually act on sustainability research reports? ESG Issues & Players Does ESG investing really pay? Campbell Soup Sued Over Heart Association Endorsements Investors Achieve Strong Results on Climate Change, Supply Chains, Water Risks During 2013 Proxy Season 10 years after record blackout, U.S. electrical grid faces new and emerging threats Asset Managers, US Pension Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds Dutch funds respond to SRI embarrassment DiNapoli seeks corporate accountability Will The Charges Against JPMorgan’s Former Traders Help Reform Wall Street? Watching the Watchers Union of Concerned Scientists ESG/Sustainability Focus: Yes, a very strong focus on environmental, social, and sustainability issues. KEY PARTNERS OVERVIEW/MISSION NEWS SWEEPS A Nuclear Submariner Challenges a Pro-Nuclear Film Volunteers Flock to Water Mission International to Help Install 100kW Solar System Changes in store as state warms |
G&A Announces… Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility Reporting G&A Institute is the Global Reporting _______________________________ Governance & Accountability Institute Service Highlight Top 8 Reasons to Contact Measuring, managing and reporting on the progress of the organization’s Sustainability Journey – ensuring that ESG market players, corporate reputation influencers, shareholders and stakeholders understand the strategies, goals, program elements of the journey and accomplishments and recognitions earned. Learn more About G&A’s Corporate Sustainability & Responsibility Reporting _______________________________ Governance & Accountability Institute Research Reports
_______________________________ Corporate ESG Performance Factors & SustainabilityHQ Corporate ESG Performance Factors are important to financial analysts, asset owners and managers, and many stakeholders. The ESG framework or approach considers environmental issues and impacts, the company’s positioning and actions on social/societal issues, and important aspects of corporate governance. ESG key performance indicators are considered by investors as proxies for effective governance and management. Increasing numbers of of independent research and financial analysis firms monitor and measure these and advisie investors. The Sustainability HQ™ platform is an important profiling and monitoring resource for the G&A team, and for our clients and subscribers. ESG market players and corporate reputation influencers are profiled and monitored by G&A Institute. In these Highlights we provide some results of our continuous global scanning for ESG, sustainability and corporate responsibility news.. The Associated Profiles indicated are in our platforms. For more information, please email us at info@sustainabilityhq.com _______________________________
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SustainabilityHQ Highlights is prepared by the Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc. based on continuous monitoring of trends and developments in Sustainability and ESG. The SustainabilityHQ™ platform is available by subscription. Governance & Accountability Instiute is the “Sustainability Headquarters™” for clients in the corporate, investment, public and social sectors. The G&A team provides research, monitoring, advisory and strategic information resources to clients in the corporate, investment, public and social sectors.The G&A services portfolio includes: SustainabilityHQ™ is managed and published by Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc. |
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