Tag: sustainability
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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 study: How BMW Brilliance promotes product safety
BMW Brilliance takes an integrated approach to product safety, which encompasses both active and passive safety systems while also addressing such aspects as product labelling, safety ... -
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 ... - case studiesGRI StandardsGRI-301GRI-306SDG12SDG3SDG6SDG8SDGs categorySector: Household and Personal Products
Case study: How P&G reduces its manufacturing waste and pilots ways to find worth in manufacturing and consumer waste
P&G serves consumers around the world with products sold in more than 180 countries and territories and has approximately 130 manufacturing sites in over 35 countries. ... -
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, ... - 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 studiesCase studies - positive impacts on the economy and societyGRI StandardsGRI-203GRI-204SDG1SDG10SDG12SDG17SDG2SDG3SDG8SDGs categorySector: Real Estate
Case study: How Canary Wharf Group generates employment and creates opportunities for local businesses in the Canary Wharf Estate
The Canary Wharf Estate is located in an area of London where many young people do not gain the skills required to move into the job ... -
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 ... -
PepsiCo CEO: “A company does well by also doing good.” PepsiCo Launches 2025 Sustainability Agenda Designed to Meet Changing Consumer and Societal Needs
Continuing Performance with Purpose, launched in 2006, PepsiCo announced its sustainability agenda for the next decade. “The first ten years of PepsiCo’s Performance with Purpose journey ... -
Case study: How E.ON is developing environmentally friendly products and services to become the partner of choice for energy solutions
E.ON, a European German-based Energy service provider is facing up to a changing landscape and embracing new significant challenges by applying greater focus on climate-friendly products ... -
Sustainability issues matter more to seafood consumers around the globe than price or brand
According to a survey of consumers’ perceptions toward sustainability and seafood consumption, sustainability is considered, by seafood consumers, far more important than price or brand when ... -
MIT, BCG: Unlike what many company managers think, for investors, corporate sustainability performance and financial performance are strongly related: in fact, information on a company’s sustainability performance is regularly used in taking investment decisions
A study on corporate sustainability conducted by the MIT Sloan Management Review and The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) shows how investors today see sustainability performance and ... -
An interview with Dr Saskia Juretzek, Senior Sustainability Manager: Allianz’s strategies and policies for reducing its environmental impact and combating climate change
Interview conducted by Dr Gerasimos Haritopoulos 1. A general comment on how climate change affects Allianz and the insurance industry in general. Global warming threatens ... -
Case study: Deutsche Bank’s policies and measures for strengthening its control framework and preventing financial crime
As a global bank, with clients and a variety of stakeholders across all sectors of the economy, Deutsche Bank needs to be supported by sound governance ... -
Case study: How Barclays is setting clear and consistent expectations of behaviour for its employees, making sure societal and environmental considerations are taken into account in decision-making
In 2012 Barclays was fined £290m to settle claims that it manipulated the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor). A former Barclays banker, accused of manipulating the ... -
Laying the foundation for good communication with responsible ESG/ sustainability reporting
Responsible ESG/ Sustainability reporting implemented through a structured, methodical approach (identify-measure-manage-change) is of paramount importance for good communication. It provides a solid foundation for companies to ... - case studiesGRI StandardsGRI-303GRI-304GRI-306SDG12SDG14SDG15SDG3SDG6SDG8SDGs categorySector: Food and Beverage
Case study: How HEINEKEN is protecting water resources
Demand for water has doubled globally over the past 50 years and is expected to increase by another 40% by 2030. In water-scarce areas this means ... -
Case study: How Hilton is developing programs and initiatives that support business objectives while managing social and environmental impacts in its supply chain
As a global hotel company purchasing food and beverage, linens, amenities, beds and energy, sourcing is a complex and often decentralized matter for Hilton, with its ... - case studiesCase studies - positive impacts on the economy and societyGRI StandardsGRI-201GRI-203SDG1SDG10SDG17SDG2SDG3SDG5SDG7SDG8SDG9SDGs categorySector: Financial Services
Case study: The European Investment Bank’s (EIB) strategies and initiatives to support sustainable employment and growth in Europe
As the bank of the European Union, the EIB steps up its response to the changing economic conditions that occurred as a consequence of the 2008 ...
