Tag: corporate citizenship
- case studiesCase studies - positive impacts on the economy and societyGRI StandardsGRI-203SDG1SDG10SDG17SDG2SDG3SDG8SDGs categorySector: Equipment
Case study: How Hitachi tries to contribute to the creation of a prosperous society by driving innovation, utilizing its advanced technologies
Hitachi has committed, for over a century, to contributing, through innovation, exploratory research, and by developing original technology and products, to the creation of a prosperous ... - case studiesCase studies - positive impacts on the economy and societyGRI StandardsGRI-203SDG1SDG10SDG17SDG2SDG3SDG8SDGs categorySector: Computers
Case study: How HP uses its technology, capital, and resources to create opportunities in underserved communities
Operating in 170 countries and territories around the globe, and believing that action should be taken to address key challenges facing humanity, including creating opportunities for ... -
A company’s environmental protection initiatives have a positive impact on its employees
Hewitt Associates, a human resources consulting and outsourcing firm, in the context of the 2010 Best Employers in Canada and Best Small & Medium Employers in ... -
Get acquainted with GRI Standards, the first global standards for sustainability reporting
GRI has pioneered sustainability reporting since the late 1990s, providing the world’s most widely used standards for sustainability reporting: 80% of the world’s 250 largest companies ... -
Case study: How Desso designs and produces recyclable products containing recycled content
As a leading carpets and carpet tiles company that operates in over 100 countries, developing products for hotels, homes, cruise liners and airlines, government, education, corporate ... -
ABN AMRO has positive impact on health: it is no longer accepting clients from the tobacco industry
ABN AMRO, the third-largest bank in the Netherlands, with more than six million customers worldwide, announced that it will stop investing in the tobacco industry, because ... - case studiesCase studies - positive impacts on the economy and societyGRI StandardsGRI-203SDG1SDG10SDG17SDG2SDG3SDG8SDGs categorySector: Universities
Case study: How the University of Melbourne engages students in sustainability initiatives
The University of Melbourne is among the top universities worldwide and a member of the Group of Eight top universities in Australia. The vision of the ... - 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 ... -
Case study: How SIX contributes to the stability and attractiveness of the Swiss financial center through forward-looking services
SIX’s mission is to ensure the stability, efficiency and competitiveness of the Swiss financial center through first-rate infrastructure services, a mission that is accomplished not least ... -
Case study: How Cenergy Holdings ensures product quality and safety
The Cenergy Holdings portfolio consists of Corinth Pipeworks (CPW), a global leader in steel pipe manufacturing and major producer of hollow sections for the oil and gas ... -
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 ... - case studiesCase studies - positive impacts on the economy and societyGRI StandardsGRI-203GRI-204GRI-411GRI-412GRI-413GRI-414SDG1SDG10SDG12SDG16SDG17SDG2SDG3SDG5SDG8SDGs categorySector: Othersupply chain
Case study: How Tiffany & Co. heightens public awareness of responsible mining issues and supports the development of broadly acceptable standards for responsible mining
Diamond and precious metal supply chains can be long, complex and often lacking in transparency. As a result, most people – including many jewelry retailers – ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Shareholders vs. Stakeholders: Who should businesses be accountable to?
Should companies only strive to maximise shareholder value or try to serve the interests of all stakeholders? There are two conflicting theories attempting to answer this ... -
Climate change: a material business risk
While climate change is widely recognized as a material risk to society, the environment, and financial stability, business leaders have yet to understand how businesses might ... - 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 study: How Sanofi is reducing the environmental impact of pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceuticals found in the environment due to human activities, such as patients’ use of medicines, raise concerns about their potential impact on human health and the ... -
Case study: How Saab shows zero tolerance for corruption
Like many other companies that do business in large parts of the world, Saab, as a global defence and security company that develops, manufactures and sells ... -
Nielsen enters into a strategic alliance with Special Olympics
Nielsen, striving to share its expertise in data collection and analysis with governments, nonprofit organizations and other stakeholders to create value for society as a whole, ... - case studiesCase studies - positive impacts on the economy and societyGRI StandardsGRI-203GRI-415SDG1SDG10SDG16SDG17SDG2SDG3SDG8SDGs categorySector: Other
Case study: Nielsen data for good – measuring to provide value to society as a whole
As a leading global information, data and measurement company, operating in over 100 countries, : providing companies, nonprofit organizations, governments, the general public and a range ... -
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 Hyundai is promoting product safety
Automobile accidents may cause a tremendous number of injuries and deaths, as well as material losses. It is thus imperative to develop safety technologies that can ... -
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 ...
