The Needle Continues to Move Forward – Developments in Corporate Sustainability / Responsibility and Sustainable Investing Continue to Shape an Important Year

September 10, 2018

Third in the 2018 Series Continuing our commentary on the theme advanced by MSCI’s Linda Eiling Lee – that 2018 would be a year of Volume and Velocity with rapid, dramatic changes in sustainable investing and corporate sustainability, we bring you this update as the “new business year” begins after… Read More

“PROOF OF CONCEPT” FOR SUSTAINABLE INVESTING? Barron’s Weighs In With Inaugural List of Top 100 Sustainable Companies

February 7, 2018

We're thinking - Dramatic “Proof of Concept” for Sustainable Investing? The Influential Barron’s Publication Continues Its Focus on Sustainable Investing, Names the Inaugural Roster of "The Top 100 Sustainable Companies -- Big Corporations With The Best ESG Policies Have Been Beating the Stock Market." Barron’s, owned by the Dow Jones… Read More

CAUTIONARY NOTES FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGERS & Others Involved in Global Sourcing & Partnerships (Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery Conditions Raise Reputational Risks

January 9, 2018

A number of multilateral organizations, social issue activists, nongovernmental organizations (“NGOs”), UN agencies, media organizations, and investor coalitions are focused on the rising risks posed to society – and to businesses – of modern slavery and human trafficking. This will be a 2018 risk management issue raised by shareholders and… Read More

CAN MANUFACTURING JOBS MAKE A DRAMATIC COMEBACK WITHIN THE USA?

November 28, 2017

Tuning in to critical research: Making It In America: Revitalizing Manufacturing In The USA Research From the McKinsey Organization There is a lively debate about the "tax burden" on U.S. companies and possible relief coming in the drafting of the "tax reform" legislation in the House and Senate, and the… Read More

ABOUT “CONFLICT” MINERALS: Used In Many Industries — What Are Companies Disclosing…Or Not? What Are The Requirements Now For Reporting?

October 25, 2017

Issue 3.6 And What Negative Media Headlines May Possibly Appear With Central African Terrorist Activities Now In Focus... Prepared October 26, 2017 This is prepared as a backgrounder and heads-up brief for you about possible events that could draw public attention and in turn affect corporate reputation, share valuation, and perhaps… Read More

CDP’S GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN PROGRAM: Making a Difference For Member Companies, Their Global Supply Chain Partners — and Key Investors

October 19, 2017

Issue 3.4 "The New World Order" and Your Company's Global Supply Chain Responsibility Today, we often speak of "globalization" and "global sourcing" and so on without much thought about how we got here -- it is encouraging to see what a growing number of companies are doing to "more responsibly manage"… Read More

TUNE IN TO THE CHEMICAL FOOTPRINT PROJECT: Your Company’s Major Industrial And Retailing Customers May Be Involved In The Effort To Reduce Their Respective “Chemical Footprints” – And Investors Are On Board, Too

August 31, 2017

Issue 1.7 Question for you: Is your firm selling to Adidas AG, Becton Dickinson, Herman Miller, HP Inc, Johnson & Johnson, Levi Strauss, Wal-Mart Stores ... and other firms that are charting their chemical footprint? These companies are quantitatively measuring their own chemical footprint to develop information on such things… Read More

SUPPLY CHAIN IN FOCUS: “Sustainability — Not a Choice, But a Given” The Theme of the Sustainability Consortium 2017 Impact Report

August 29, 2017

Issue 1.4 The Sustainability Consortium -- "TSC" -- was launched by the management of Wal-Mart Stores in 2007 with initial funding to the University of Arkansas and Arizona State University to develop approaches to greater sustainability; the Product Category Life Cycle Assessment was made public by the two schools… Read More

CDP IN FOCUS: Moving From “Transparency to Transformation,” The Organization Focuses On Transitioning to More of a “Sustainable Economy,” CDP Dedicates Its Work To Hurry The Transition Along

August 29, 2017

Issue 1.3 IN FOCUS: Carbon Emissions, Water, Forestry, Supply Chain, Sector Analysis, and New Tools and Resources for Companies' Use, New Science-based Targets, More Collaboration With Stakeholders, More and More Transparency... How will your company be affected? "Back when" -- approaching two decades ago -- a small team based in London began to… Read More

The Needle Continues to Move Forward – Developments in Corporate Sustainability / Responsibility and Sustainable Investing Continue to Shape an Important Year

“PROOF OF CONCEPT” FOR SUSTAINABLE INVESTING? Barron’s Weighs In With Inaugural List of Top 100 Sustainable Companies

CAUTIONARY NOTES FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGERS & Others Involved in Global Sourcing & Partnerships (Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery Conditions Raise Reputational Risks

CAN MANUFACTURING JOBS MAKE A DRAMATIC COMEBACK WITHIN THE USA?

ABOUT “CONFLICT” MINERALS: Used In Many Industries — What Are Companies Disclosing…Or Not? What Are The Requirements Now For Reporting?

CDP’S GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN PROGRAM: Making a Difference For Member Companies, Their Global Supply Chain Partners — and Key Investors

SUPPLY CHAIN IN FOCUS: “Sustainability — Not a Choice, But a Given” The Theme of the Sustainability Consortium 2017 Impact Report

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