Zoekresultaten voor: 'data for good'

Two-thirds of Global Cocoa Supply Agree on Actions to Eliminate Deforestation and Restore Forest Areas

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At the UN Climate Change Conference (COP23), top cocoa-producing countries Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana have announced far-reaching Frameworks for Action with leading chocolate and cocoa  companies* to end deforestation and restore forest areas. Central to the Frameworks is a commitment to no further  conversion of any forest land for cocoa production. The companies and governments pledged […] ... lees meer

New report highlights the need for companies to prioritize water and sanitation across global supply chains

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A new report jointly commissioned by WBCSD, WaterAid and the UN Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate, uncovers key areas where businesses can drive substantial progress on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) across supply chains.  Every year, US$4 billion in working days is lost because of poor sanitation. To date, 1.35 billion people work in small and medium-sized […] ... lees meer

Americans Willing To Buy Or Boycott Companies Based On Corporate Values

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Seven-in-10 Americans believe companies have an obligation to take actions to improve issues that may not be relevant to everyday business operations, according to the 2017 Cone Communications CSR Study. The study, with benchmark data dating back to 1993, examines not only the consumer attitudes, perceptions and behaviors around corporate social responsibility (CSR), but also […] ... lees meer

World’s Largest Companies Seeing Financial Performance Aligned with Social Responsibility

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Largest societal engagement survey of 272 companies finds corporate community affairs professionals increasingly taking a leading role in business strategy  In the most comprehensive annual analysis of corporate societal engagement, CECP: The CEO Force for Good, in association with The Conference Board, found in their annual Giving in Numbers survey that the link between a company’s […] ... lees meer

Corporate social responsibility: Good for the bottom line, but doesn’t wash away a firm’s sins

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Corporate social responsibility, or CSR — a name for the actions companies take to advance social good, above and beyond that which is required by law — continues to draw interest from practitioners and academics alike. One question that practitioners have is whether CSR impacts their firm’s performance. Frank Germann, an assistant professor of marketing at […] ... lees meer

Tougher environmental laws do not hurt export competitiveness – OECD study

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Countries that implement stringent environmental policies do not lose export competitiveness when compared against countries with more moderate regulations, according to a new OECD study that examines trade in manufactured goods between advanced and emerging economies.  The findings suggest that emerging economies with strong manufacturing sectors like China could strengthen environmental laws without denting their […] ... lees meer

Pincvision Awarded for Keeping IT Giant Cisco Sustainable

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Dutch compliance specialist Pincvision and their client Cisco were recipients of the 2015 Oracle Sustainability Innovation Award in San Francisco. Pincvision helps Cisco comply with all environmental obligations and legislation in every country, thus contributing to the IT multinational winning the sustainability award. Each year, the Oracle Sustainability Innovation Award is presented to companies that […] ... lees meer

The Roundtable For Product Social Metrics Is Now A Multi-Stakeholder Organisation

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The Roundtable for Product Social Metrics is now moving forward as a multi-stakeholder organisation. With this step, the Roundtable is opening its doors to new participants, inviting interested companies, industry associations, NGOs, researchers and consultants to join the collaboration. Roundtable Milestones So Far In an earlier phase, the Roundtable for Product Social Metrics developed the […] ... lees meer

Google announced the largest purchase of renewable energy ever made by a non-utility company

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Today Google announced the largest, and most diverse, purchase of renewable energy ever made by a non-utility company. Google has already committed to purchase more renewable energy than any other company. Now, through a series of new wind and solar projects around the world, we’re one step closer to our commitment to triple our purchases of […] ... lees meer

Global consumers willing to make personal sacrifices to address CSR issues

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Global consumers feel a personal accountability to address social and environmental issues and look to companies as partners in progress, according to findings from the 2015 Cone Communications/Ebiquity Global CSR Study, released last week. Near universal in their demands for companies to act responsibly, nine-in-10 consumers expect companies to do more than make a profit, […] ... lees meer

Food companies are unprepared for global water scarcity, says new report

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Global food prices, which have been rising since 2012, may be ready for another hike. In a report released Thursday, Ceres, a sustainable business consortium based in Boston, found that most food companies aren’t prepared to deal with the water risks that it expects will lead to higher water and food prices. “We are coming to an end […] ... lees meer

Firms with good performance on material sustainability issues significantly outperform

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An increasing number of companies make sustainability investments, and an increasing number of investors integrate sustainability performance data in their capital allocation decisions. To date however, the prior academic literature has not distinguished between investments in material versus immaterial sustainability issues. We develop a novel dataset by hand-mapping data on sustainability investments classified as material […] ... lees meer