The Phases of the Corporate Sustainability Journey
-- An Author's Viewpoints Shared As more corporate enterprises launch their sustainability journey -- or enhance the journey as it matures -- the internal discussions are increasingly around: "Where do we go from here?" "What are the stakeholders' expectations?" "What are our peers doing?" "What are the best practices for our company?" Guest author Darcy Hitchcock on the Triple Pundit platform attempts to answer some of the questions raised and sets out what she sees as three distinct phases of the journey for your consideration: - Phase 1.0: Eco-efficiencies & Risk Reduction
- 2.0: Competitive Advantage
- 3.0: Reinvention & Regeneration
She describes the typical activities in each phase and shares examples of company actions (Nike and CSR pioneer Ray Anderson and his firm, Interface). Frameworks CDP and The Natural Step are referenced. The commentary is adopted from the author's book, Great Work: 12 Principles for Your Work Life and Life's Work. Interesting take on sustainability journeys. In our work at G&A Institute, we have conversations every week with company sustainability teams to discuss their specific journey. Company culture matters a great deal in what is being done and can be done -- depending (importantly) on senior management decision-making. Companies are paying serious attention to the peers' sustainability journeys and the rising expectations of the investment community, and the customer requests for information as part of their supply chain evaluation -- and those third parties have great impact on a particular company's strategies, actions and policies for the journey. What are your views on the elements or phases of the corporate sustainability journey? What are you seeing? Send us a note! Top Story of the Week Three Phases of Sustainability: Where is Your Organization?
(Monday - August 10, 2015)
Source: Triple Pundit - Organizations usually go through phases when implementing sustainability practices. Understanding where your organization is in the process can help you foresee upcoming challenges and avoid overstating your progress... Sustainability in Focus World is moving towards sustainability
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Source: Cape Breton Post - Sustainability focuses primarily on three components: environmental, social, and economic sustainability. World-class mayors have decided that despite what is happening at a national level, they are committing to reducing green... Sustainability: Don't waste seafood waste
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Source: Nature - Every year, some 6 million to 8 million tons of waste crab, shrimp and lobster shells are produced globally — about 1.5 million tons in southeast Asia alone1. Whereas 75% of the weight of a tuna fish can be extracted as... Guebert: Sustainable is what sustainable does
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Source: Pantagraph.com - Just how far that view can be stretched is showcased in the latest Big Ag group developing its own definition of sustainability. That group modestly calls itself the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. Who and what is the Herman Miller builds a sustainability model
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Source: Crain's Detroit Business - For the past decade and a half, one of the largest office furniture manufacturers in West Michigan, Herman Miller Inc., has been practicing sustainability, often defined as part of a business philosophy known as the Triple Bottom...
Sustainable Practices Create Business Value
(Tuesday - August 11, 2015)
Source: Just Means - Consumers are increasingly inclined to purchase from companies that are adopting sustainable business practices. A 2013 Nielsen survey involving 30,000 consumers globally revealed that 42 percent of the consumers in North America... New Book Focuses on Sustainability Communication in Organizations
(Tuesday - August 11, 2015)
Source: University of Arkansas - A new book by a University of Arkansas professor provides a road map for organizations and corporations to improve their environmental sustainability programs through better communication.
How Smart Cities Enable Urban Sustainability
(Wednesday - August 12, 2015)
Source: Triple Pundit - A smart city, or connected city, uses modern digital technologies to improve the overall quality of life and performance. In addition, this allows for reduced operation costs and better communication and engagement with citizens. Here Are America’s Greenest Colleges
(Wednesday - August 12, 2015)
Source: Time - The University California, Irvine (UCI) took the top spot as the greenest school in the United States for the second year in a row, according to the Sierra Club’s annual rankings of sustainable universities.
Without Water, No Sustainable Development: World Water Week 2015
(Wednesday - August 12, 2015) Associated Profiles : Stockholm International Water Institute
Source: newsecuritybeat.org - The input report for this year's World Water Week, released yesterday by the Stockholm International Water Institute, in fact argues that getting water management right is a prerequisite... What Matters to the Heart: Pope Francis, Climate Change, and Sustainability
(Thursday - August 13, 2015)
Source: Huff Post - His Holiness Pope Francis has become, in the two years since his election on March 13, 2013, the most highly respected religious leader in the world, adored by Catholics and non-Catholics alike. Pope Francis addresses and touches... Building for Millennials: How to Make Sustainability Work for You
(Thursday - August 13, 2015)
Source: Bisnow - They want their homes to express their sustainability values in a very visible and tangible way, and they want to be able to tell a story. That means their preferences are often more about the experience than technology hidden... How Architecture and Landscaping Can Address Sustainability Goals
(Thursday - August 13, 2015)
Source: Triple Pundit - It’s also to seize the opportunity to make sure this $300 million investment deepens Zurich’s commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals. This new green home base is being built to champion employees and benefit... Sustainability matters, even in complex networks
(Wednesday - August 12, 2015)
Source: Phys.org - "We provide a metric—called 'control energy'—to characterize the amount of effort needed to control real-world complex systems," says first author Gang Yan, a postdoctoral research associate in Northeastern's Center for Complex..
ESG Issues & Players The Point of No Return: Climate Change Nightmares Are Already Here
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Source: Rolling Stone - Historians may look to 2015 as the year when shit really started hitting the fan. Some snapshots: In just the past few months, record-setting heat waves in Pakistan and India each killed more than 1,000 people. In Washington...
Has Owning Coca-Cola Shares Become Indefensible?
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Source: Motley Fool - Soft drinks giant Coca-Cola is protecting its franchise in ways that are unethical and contrary to the public good. Exxon's $40 Billion Oil Discovery Sparks a Nasty Feud
(Thursday - August 13, 2015)
Source: Bloomberg - For generations, Venezuela has formally laid claim to most of its tiny neighbor, Guyana. Many dismissed the case, given Venezuela’s oil wealth and Guyana’s penury. Hugo Chavez, longstanding president of Venezuela, even let it...
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(Thursday - August 13, 2015) Associated Profiles : The Conference Board
Source: Channel News Asia - The Conference Board said on Thursday that its Leading Economic Index rose 0.6 percent after an upwardly revised 0.8 percent increase in May. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the index... Public pension funds taking a new look at return assumptions
(Monday - August 10, 2015) Associated Profiles : New York State Common Retirement Fund
Source: Pensions & Investments - New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli also is considering lowering the 7.5% return assumption for the $181.7 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund, Albany. Spokesman Matthew... World's Largest SWF Blasts Exchanges
(Tuesday - August 11, 2015) Associated Profiles : Norwegian Government Pension Fund – Global (Statens pensjonsfond – Utland) , Norwegian Government Pension Fund - Norway
Source: aiCIO - Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which runs the $874 billion Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global, argued that the race to zero among stock exchanges to reduce data... Watching the Watchers Western Institute for Food Safety and Security Headquarters: Davis, California
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(Monday - August 10, 2015) Associated Profiles : Western Institute for Food Safety and Security
Source:ACSH - Michele Jay-Russel and Michael Payne of the Western Institute for Food Safety and Security, a program of the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis, advise that egg farmers...
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Source: The Business Journal - A proposed $75 million PG&E training and testing center in Winters has attracted no significant community opposition -- despite plans to simulate natural-gas line problems in a variety of settings just... $5 Million Institute Will Tackle Food Safety and Security Issues
(Tuesday - June 16, 2015) Associated Profiles : Western Institute for Food Safety and Security
Source:UC Davis News & Information - "The Western Institute for Food Safety and Security will work to ensure continued confidence in the food supply. This is a critical mission, with millions of Californians waking up... 
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