Tag: commitment to sustainability
- case studiesCase studies - positive impacts on the economy and societyGRI StandardsGRI-203SDG1SDG10SDG17SDG2SDG3SDG8SDGs categorySector: Universities
Case study: How Plymouth University encourages and enables students to engage with sustainability issues
Plymouth University, enjoying a growing reputation for sustainability, is committed to embedding sustainability issues and principles into its academic programmes, enabling its almost 20,000 students to ... -
Case study: How RWE makes its electricity generation more climate friendly
As one of the leading energy utilities in Europe, supplying over 16.4 million customers with electricity, , reducing the CO2 emissions from its power plants and ... -
Key steps in developing sustainable business practices
According to research carried out between 2009 and 2017 by MIT Sloan Management Review (MIT SMR) and The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), across 118 countries and ... -
Workshop 14 June 2017: CSR/Sustainability Reporting made easy with the GRI Standards
On 14 June 2017 FBRH Consultants Ltd (GRI Certified Training Partner) and Deloitte Academy successfully organized a free seminar/workshop where participants were shown in simple terms ... -
How sustainability makes your business more profitable through business model change
According to a survey by MIT Sloan Management Review and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) of over 2,600 executives and managers across a wide range of ... -
Bravo Sustainability Awards 2017: the winners
On Thursday the 25th of May, at Megaron, the Athens Concert Hall, the annual event of the Bravo Initiative took place: . The Bravo Initiative Seven ... -
How to Build a Sustainable Business
According to a study by Robert G. Eccles, Kathleen Miller Perkins and George Serafeim, comparing “sustainable” companies with “traditional” ones, building a sustainable company characterized by ... - case studiesCase studies - positive impacts on the economy and societyGRI StandardsGRI-202GRI-203GRI-413SDG1SDG10SDG11SDG17SDG2SDG3SDG5SDG7SDG8SDG9SDGs categorySector: Public Agency
Case study: How the UNOPS works to have a positive impact on the communities where it operates
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)’s mission is to serve, collaborating with a range of partners, people and communities in need across the globe, ... -
Supply chain transparency: The key to global business success
, not least because of the many advantages: dealing successfully with the risks and capitalizing on the opportunities of supply chains globally, supporting sustainable development, positive ... -
Sustainability: No Longer an Option but a Necessity for Suppliers
Across the globe, supply chain risk management has become a key priority for corporations. Circular business models encourage companies to implement stricter sustainable procurement policies, focused ... - case studiesGRI StandardsGRI-302GRI-305SDG12SDG13SDG14SDG15SDG3SDG7SDG8SDGs categorySector: Telecommunications
Case study: Swisscom’s policies, measures and initiatives for increasing its energy efficiency
The greatest impact Swisscom has on the environment is through its energy consumption and the related CO2 emissions, so, as one of the ten biggest purchasers ... -
Case study: How PepsiCo innovates its packaging to make it increasingly sustainable, minimizing PepsiCo’s impact on the environment
According to the U.S. EPA, in most parts of the developed world, packaging constitutes as much as one-third of the nonindustrial solid waste stream. As consumption ... -
An exclusive interview with Tim Mohin, GRI’s new Chief Executive
In December 2016 Tim Mohin, a well-known sustainability practitioner, advocate and author, was appointed as GRI’s new Chief Executive. Mr. Mohin has tremendous experience with global sustainability, ... -
Case study: How Korean Air is promoting flight safety
Air transportation has an inherent potential for massive human casualties and property damages because it is exposed to a wide range of internal and external risks ... -
Case study: How Johnson & Johnson is promoting product quality and safety
Employing, through its family of companies, approximately 126,500 employees in 60 countries, engaged in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a broad range of ... -
Case study: How Evergreen Marine makes sure that its new container ships are environmentally friendly and energy efficient
As one of the leading shipping lines in the world, with a service network that connects five continents through 315 business locations in 114 countries and ... - case studiesCase studies - positive impacts on the economy and societyGRI StandardsGRI-203GRI-413SDG1SDG10SDG17SDG2SDG3SDG8SDGs categorySector: Automotive
Case study: How Honda is promoting traffic safety worldwide
Since the company’s foundation, Honda has sought to contribute to society and customers by creating quality products and technologies while coexisting harmoniously with the communities that ... - case studiesGRI StandardsGRI-301GRI-304SDG12SDG14SDG15SDG6SDG8SDGs categorySector: Technology Hardware
Case study: How Huawei is developing eco-friendly products
As a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, with ICT solutions, products and services used in more than 170 countries and regions, serving ... -
GRI: The gold standard in policy-making for governments worldwide
Across the globe, more and more governments, regulators and public authorities adopt the GRI Standards in planning, developing and implementing policies, guidelines, recommendations and regulations for ... -
Harvard Business Review: Diversity Fosters Innovation and Market Growth
According to new research, based on a survey of 1,800 professionals, as well as on 40 case studies and many interviews and focus groups, . The ... -
Case study: How Merck & Co. promotes patient and product safety
Committed to improving health and well-being around the world, from developing new therapies that treat and prevent disease to helping people in need, Merck & Co. ... -
Case study: How Hong Kong’s Drainage Services Department promotes greening, biodiversity and the revitalization of water bodies while providing world-class wastewater treatment and stormwater drainage services
Established in 1989, Hong Kong’s Drainage Services Department (DSD) has been committed to providing Hong Kong with top-notch wastewater treatment and stormwater drainage services. At the ... - case studiesGRI StandardsGRI-305GRI-306GRI-307GRI-308SDG12SDG13SDG14SDG15SDG16SDG3SDG6SDGs categorySector: Public Agencysupply chain
Case study: DEWA’s policies and procedures for managing its environmental impacts
Realizing that environmental protection is key not only to its continued success but also to ensuring the wellbeing of future generations, the Dubai Electricity and Water ... -
Case study: How BIC is promoting product safety
As a world leader in stationery, lighters, shavers and promotional products – with 46 million products sold every day worldwide and 85% of all BIC products ... -
Case study: How Microsoft helps its suppliers create and maintain safe working environments
Operating worldwide, developing, licensing and supporting a wide range of software products, services and devices, Microsoft interacts with thousands of suppliers every day. Microsoft’s aim is ... -
Case study: How AT&T provides consumers with environmentally friendly, recyclable and reusable products
The world population is growing and currently each human being adds significant waste to the planet, over his or her lifetime. Americans toss millions of cell ... -
Major Unilever Research: Potential untapped opportunity of €966 billion out of a €2.5 trillion total market for sustainable goods – 20,000 adults from five countries
According to a new, international study by Unilever, of 20,000 adults from five countries – Brazil, India, Turkey, the United Kingdom and United States – a ... -
Case study: How FedEx is promoting occupational safety
Every day FedEx pilots span continents, FedEx drivers criss-cross countries, package handlers sort millions of shipments and customer service reps answer thousands of calls. Promoting the ... -
Harvard Business School: Sustainability should be integrated, by companies, into financial reporting
In an article based on the findings of a number of surveys and data collected (2), Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim (Harvard Business School) argue ... -
Case study: How Air France-KLM promotes flight safety
With two major hubs at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol, the Air France-KLM Group links Europe to the rest of the world, with 316 destinations in ...
