Tag: sustain case
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Stanford Graduate School of Business: Diversity of Backgrounds and Personalities Strengthens Groups
According to Margaret A. Neale, the John G. McCoy-Banc One Professor of Organizations and Dispute Resolution, Stanford GSB (Graduate School of Business), workplace diversity across a ... -
MIT News: Gender diversity across a company increases productivity
A new study on workplace diversity, co-authored by MIT economist Dr. Sara Ellison, indicates that . According to Ellison, “a more diverse set of employees means ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Case study: How Athens International Airport is promoting customer and public safety
As Greece’s busiest airport, facing continuous increases in passenger traffic, safety is the top material issue for Athens International Airport (AIA). As a result, , emergency ... - case studiesGRI StandardsGRI-302GRI-305SDG12SDG13SDG14SDG15SDG3SDG7SDG8SDGs categorySector: Household and Personal Products
Case study: How Colgate is increasing its energy efficiency
Operating in today’s world requires an enhanced focus on conserving Earth’s finite resources, addressing climate change and maintaining the well-being of the planet for generations to ... - case studiesGRI StandardsGRI-302GRI-417SDG12SDG13SDG16SDG7SDG8SDGs categorySector: Household and Personal Products
Case study: How Miele is developing and manufacturing energy efficient products
As the world’s leading provider of premium domestic appliances for cooking, laundry care and floor care, also producing dishwashers, washing machines and dryers for commercial use, ... -
CSR: The Strategic Importance of Sustainability Reporting Done Responsibly
You are invited to the conference “CSR: The Strategic Importance of Sustainability Reporting Done Responsibly”, jointly organized by CYTA and FBRH Consultants that will take ... -
Case study: BT’s policies and measures to make its customers feel secure while using its technology and confident that BT will respect and protect their personal information
Telecommunications companies are a major target for cyber-attacks because they build, control and operate critical infrastructure that is widely used to communicate and store large amounts ... -
Cone Communications research: Millennials embrace CSR
According to the 2015 Cone Communications Millennial CSR Study, based on the findings of a survey among 1,003 18- to 34-year-olds, Millennials show strong support, in ... -
Case study: BP’s policies and measures for preventing and managing accidents and oil spills
The BP oil disaster of 2010 began on April 20 of that year in the Gulf of Mexico: following the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater ... - case studiesCase studies - positive impacts on the economy and societyGRI StandardsGRI-203GRI-303GRI-306SDG11SDG12SDG14SDG2SDG3SDG5SDG6SDG7SDG9SDGs categorySector: Food and Beverage
Case study: How Coca-Cola is promoting the sustainability of local water sources everywhere it operates
Communities across the world rely on a sufficient quantity of safe, accessible water from sustainable ecosystems for their continued prosperity. For Coca-Cola and its bottling partners, ... -
BSDC: Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will create, for businesses, opportunities worth US$12 trillion
The “Better Business, Better World” report by the Business and Sustainable Development Commission (BSDC) presents a sustainable business model, focused on the 17 UN Sustainable Development ... - case studiesCase studies - positive impacts on the economy and societyGRI StandardsGRI-203SDG1SDG10SDG17SDG2SDG3SDG8SDGs categorySector: Retailers
Case study: How Marks & Spencer helps young people into work by opening up vocational training and work placement opportunities
As a global retailer with over 1,300 stores worldwide, employing 83,000 people, M&S is well-placed to address the issue of youth unemployment, creating, through Plan A ... -
CSR: Building trust with key stakeholders in the banking and financial services sector
The UK-Cyprus Enterprise Council, in association with RCB Bank and PGD Strategy Ltd presented in London, at the Connaught Hotel in Mayfair, on the 26 January 2017, ... -
Case study: How ABB promotes business integrity
ABB is a global technology leader in power and automation, with customers in over 100 countries and approximately 135,000 employees. As a result, promoting business integrity, ... -
How the World Bank takes action on UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
Committed to eradicating extreme poverty and supporting shared, sustainable prosperity across the globe, the World Bank takes action to advance UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ... -
Aflac & LightSpeed GMI survey: 79% of consumers believe companies committed to ethical business practices outperform others in their sector
In 2015 American insurance company Aflac & LightSpeed GMI conducted a survey, in which 6,000 consumers and 355 investment professionals were asked their views about Corporate ... -
Research by Mintel: 2 out of 4 major consumer trends relate to sustainability
Four major consumer trends were recently identified by market research firm Mintel, affecting both consumer behaviour and how businesses engage with shoppers, and two relate to ... - case studiesGRI StandardsGRI-302GRI-305SDG12SDG13SDG14SDG15SDG3SDG7SDG8SDGs categorySector: Retailers
Case study: How Walmart is reducing energy intensity and emissions in its operations
With 11,530 stores and hundreds of millions of customers across the planet, Walmart is committed to doing its part in the global efforts to combat climate ... -
Case study: How Royal Mail supports diversity and equal opportunity in its workforce
Royal Mail is one of the largest UK employers, as it directly employs approximately 139,000 people. On average, 1 out of every 175 employed people in ... -
Case study: How Royal Mail promotes occupational health and safety
Royal Mail is one of the largest employers in the UK, as it employs more than 160,000 people (across the Group). On average, 1 out of ... -
Oxford University: Corporate sustainability and profitability are interrelated
The Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford and Arabesque Asset Management explored, in a report, more than 200 academic studies ... -
Walmart’s renewed sustainability agenda and commitments for a “new era of trust and transparency”
Walmart’s president and CEO Doug McMillon recently unveiled Walmart’s renewed, broader sustainability agenda, delineating the company’s enhanced responsibilities and commitments towards society and the environment. Walmart, ... -
Morgan Stanley: 84% of Millennial investors interested in sustainable investing
In order to investigate investors’ attitudes towards sustainable investing (investing in companies or funds striving to achieve a positive social and/or environmental impact), identifying trends and ... -
Harvard Business Review: Why Sustainability Is Good For Your Business
Contrary to what many executives still believe, research shows, according to a Harvard Business Review article, that incorporating sustainability into corporate strategy bears many advantages regarding ... -
Consumers prepared to pay more for sustainable brands – significant year-on-year increase – major Nielsen study (30,000 consumers in 60 countries)
An ever-increasing number of consumers around the world are willing to pay more for sustainable brands, according to research by Nielsen, making it an essential strategy ...
