Lawyers and Sustainability Disclosure/Reporting
Helpful Advice & Guidelines to Win Your Case Lawyers by education, training and through experience tend to be cautious professionals, generally favoring in corporate disclosure & reporting (for example) caution over passion or over-enthusiasm. What if you could combine the tough and thorough approach and discipline of law professionals in the firm with the passion of the company’s sustainability efforts and reporting on same? Rob Langert, former VP-Sustainability at McDonald’s, explores the role of legal counsel in sustainability matters. Three lawyers who are leaders in sustainability matters are interviewed and very helpful advice and guidelines result. - Kim Marotta, Director-Sustainability at MillerCoors, suggests The Marotta Model: Cooperate – Collaborate – Cohesion.
- John Page, sustainability lead at Golden State Foods presents The Page Pyramid: Risk: Minimize Not Avoid – Passion – SME on Strategic Goals.
- Bill Frerking, sustainability lead at Georgia Pacific presents The Frerking Framework: Risk Mitigation – Advantage – Righteousness.
We find this commentary to be very helpful for our work with corporate counsel at client companies – clip this and save for your own discussions with the internal law team or outside counsel when you are preparing a corporate sustainability report. As author Rob Langert says in our Top Story: “Yes, legal teams are tough, thorough and omni-present. We need them and their discipline in the sustainability field. It’s a sign that sustainability has arrived when the lawyers care so much!” Top Story of the Week Are lawyers the enemy of sustainability execs?
(Monday - April 06, 2015)
Source: GreenBiz - “All they say is no,” said Dr. Temple Grandin about lawyers. Dr. Grandin is a preeminent animal welfare scientist. At a recent presentation, she proclaimed she wished she could throw all the lawyers out of the room. She explained... Sustainability in Focus Sustainability Is The Western Myth Of Eternal Life
(Thursday - April 09, 2015)
Source: Forbes - ““Sustainability is the Western myth of eternal life and the transcendence of nature. I feel happier thinking about adaptation, resilience, impermanence, respect – and harmony.” Is city life the future of sustainability?
(Thursday - April 09, 2015)
Source: The Guardian - The growth of the city demands our attention. With an increasing proportion of the global population living in cities - and a boom in the growth of Asian megacities in particular - we have no choice but to find ways of making... Environmental sustainability vital for all businesses
(Thursday - April 09, 2015)
Source: Burlington Free Press - What is sustainability? Traditionally it is leaving the world a better place for the next generation rather than a worse one. We see it as a paradigm shift, not a cliché or green-washed statement. It’s about supporting and... Mayor Launches 'First-Ever' Sustainability Plan For LA Economy, Environment
(Thursday - April 09, 2015)
Source: CBS - The Sustainable City Plan calls for “an environmentally healthy, economically prosperous, equitable future in the context of an expected population growth of 500,000 people over the next 20 years,” according to the Mayor’s office. The ‘Whole Enchilada’ of Supply Chain Sustainability
(Wednesday - April 08, 2015)
Source: Environmental Leader - Improving efficiency and sustainability across the supply chain is a hot topic — one example of this is AkzoNobel’s announcement that it will measure and report on the four dimensions of capital, financial, natural, social and... For This Financial Group, Sustainability Is a Must-Have Strategy
(Wednesday - April 08, 2015)
Source: Entrepreneur.com - out of it after it is found.” Dave Chen, CEO of Equilibrium Capital, has built a $1 billion asset management platform out of the finding that environmentally and socially beneficial practices can drive operational... How to really, truly integrate sustainability into your business
(Wednesday - April 08, 2015)
Source: GreenBiz - SustainAbility's recently released research See Change: How Transparency Drives Performance proposes a solution to the stalled state of sustainability reporting and transparency. See Change highlights three key elements that must... UN Conferences Are a “Fantastic Agenda for International Sustainability”
(Tuesday - April 07, 2015)
Source: National Geographic - Marina Grossi is the President of the Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development. In this interview she discusses the role of business in Brazil in helping prepare the agenda for two United Nations conferences later... From antibiotics to fossil fuels: the inconvenient truth about sustainability
(Tuesday - April 07, 2015)
Source: The Guardian - Humanity has spent the last century creating life-changing luxuries. Here’s why our next move should be learning how to wean ourselves off these wonders... Badr Jafar: Corporate accountability leads to sustainability
(Monday - April 06, 2015)
Source: The National - Our world, including the region we live in, is undergoing an exciting transformation as the awareness of corporate responsibility gradually grows, in turn positively affecting the way in which we do business. While this is... Scenes from a Sustainability Quest, from Leopard Skin Sales to Lionfish Sashimi
(Monday - April 06, 2015)
Source: NY Times Blog - One misperception people have is that because scientists are arguing, that means we don’t know anything. That’s actually not true at all. So the more you know about how science works, the less likely you are to fall into that... ESG Issues & Players Interior Design goes "Eco Chic"
(Thursday - April 09, 2015)
Source: Jenna Pizzigati-Coppola, Builder & Developer - Eco-friendly and green design is becoming prominent, especially when it comes to building a home’s exterior—but I’m here to say be sure to not overlook your interiors. When committing to a green design approach it’s best to... How to engage your investors on ESG issues in proxy season and beyond
(Wednesday - April 08, 2015)
Source: GreenBiz - Spring brings a new proxy voting season, as shareholders exercise their right to raise issues of importance to company management, the board of directors and fellow shareholders. In recent years, the number of shareholder... This Is How America Really Feels About Climate Change: New Model Breaks It Down To The County Level
(Tuesday - April 07, 2015)
Source: IB Times - There have been plenty of reports and coverage about global warming, or climate change, but how do Americans really feel about the phenomenon? Researchers from Yale University and Utah State University created a model that... The Corporate Governance Climate in 2015
(Tuesday - April 07, 2015)
Source: Huff Post - In the ever-changing and always dynamic world of corporate governance, it can be challenging to keep up with the trends and developments when not focused on these matters full-time. Post corporate implosions of the past 10 years... It’s Not the Economy, It’s the Narrative, Stupid!
(Monday - April 06, 2015)
Source: Larry Checco, featured columnist - Ever ask yourself why low- and moderate-income voters would elect politicians who consistently work to reduce taxes on the wealthiest among us when those same politicians counterbalance the loss in tax revenues by slashing public... Asset Managers, US Pension Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds The Downside of Downplaying Pension Costs
(Tuesday - April 07, 2015)
Source: Kellogg Insights - Current accounting standards hamper accurate reporting of states’ pension obligations and exacerbate fiscal problems... China Steps Back
(Tuesday - April 07, 2015) Associated Profiles : China Investment Corporation
Source: New York Times - But the China Investment Corporation, which controlled $575 billion in 2014, has been struggling with losses, partly because of mismanagement, according to China's National Audit Office... Disaster Is Inevitable When The Two Decade-Old Stock Bubble Bursts
(Monday - April 06, 2015)
Source: Forbes - Six years after the Global Financial Crisis, the U.S. stock market continues to soar to new heights with nary a pullback or correction. In this piece, I will explain why the stock market is experiencing a new bubble that is... Watching the Watchers CSR Middle East .Org Established: 2007
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CSR Middle East describes itself "a non-profit platform that promotes corporate social responsibility in the region and network of CSR professionals based upon the sharing of CSR solutions and shaping the modern day business." The mission is "to help companies achieve profitability, sustainable growth and human progress by placing corporate social responsibility in the mainstream of business practice."
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CSR Middle East is a web-based portal carrying news about corporate social responsibility – covering such topics as ethics, philanthropy, and community development -- in the Middle East.
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Majid Bin Mohammed opens Dubai World Conference on Consumer Rights and Power Brands Dubai
(Saturday - February 28, 2015) Associated Profiles : CSR Middle East .Org
- Al Bawaba - moderated by Dr Fatih Mehmet Gul, Founding Director of CSR Middle East and Country Manager for Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives and Bab Rizq Jameel in Turkey, will kick-off the afternoon sessions...
2nd Islamic Economy Awards ready for grand presentation ceremony
(Tuesday - January 20, 2015) Associated Profiles : CSR Middle East .Org
- CPI Financial - The panel also includes Tayeb Abdulrahman Al Rais, Secretary General, Awqaf & Minors Affairs Foundation UAE, Dr. Fatih Mehmet Gul, Founder and Executive Director, CSR Middle East... 2nd Islamic Economy Awards all set for a grand presentation ceremony
(Monday - January 19, 2015) Associated Profiles : CSR Middle East .Org
- Al Bawaba - The panel also includes Tayeb Abdulrahman Al Rais, Secretary General, Awqaf & Minors Affairs Foundation UAE, Dr. Fatih Mehmet Gul, Founder and Executive Director, CSR Middle East... | Check It Out...
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