Global Sourcing Council 17 Weeks / 17 SDGs Webinar
Featuring CDP Supply Chains Wednesday June 8th @ 12 Noon EST
Guest Speaker: George M. Hodge, Account Manager @ CDP Supply Chain (https://www.cdp.net/supplychain) Learn how global companies are: - Integrating CDP data into their procurement processes
- Using CDP data to set targets for GHG emissions and water conservation
- Collaborating with suppliers on climate change initiatives that drive
carbon and cost savings
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Top Story Hedge Fund Industry Embraces Merits of Sustainability Reporting
(Tuesday - May 24, 2016)
Source: Value Walk - Sustainability reporting is rapidly moving from a niche issue focused on by a handful of companies to one of global importance. Amidst growing worldwide concerns about the environmental, social and governance impact that... Sustainability in Focus Purposely profitable: What companies miss about sustainability
(Monday - May 23, 2016)
Source: GreenBiz - Instead of having two strategies — one strategy for the business, and one for sustainability; two separate and siloed strategies — the model presented here provides a proven, dynamic and successful solution to integrate...
GRI's new digital alliance aims to update sustainability reporting
(Monday - May 23, 2016)
Source: GreenBiz - The influential Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has launched a new program to help businesses improve their sustainability reporting by taking advantage of digital platforms.
Fashion Brands, Long Focused on Excess, Are Finally Waking Up to Sustainability
Monday - May 23, 2016)
Source: Ad Week - fashion brands, that means fashion and sustainability must co-exist. When people buy pieces of Reformation clothing, they pay for the knowledge of how and where each item was made Design Advocacy and Material Sustainability
(Tuesday - May 24, 2016)
Source: Metropolis Mag - Throughout 2015, Metropolis’s publisher and editor in chief, Susan S. Szenasy, led the Metropolis Think Tank series of conversations on the seismic cultural shifts reshaping our society and the importance of injecting a new... NRA expert: Sustainability efforts can help restaurants cut costs
(Tuesday - May 24, 2016)
Source: National Restaurant News - Sustainability initiatives can not only help restaurants save natural resources, but they can also help operators save money, a National Restaurant Association expert says. Let the Sustainability Games Begin
(Wednesday - May 25, 2016)
Source: Europe Middle East Outlook - Following the acclaim and success of London 2012, Rio de Janeiro had a seemingly hard act to follow, but with a naturally sustainable environment, and lessons from previous Games to leverage, the city rightfully expects the bar... A cuppa sustainability
(Wednesday - May 25, 2016)
Source: Bangkok Post - For the urban cool, coffee has somehow become a form of luxurious indulgence -- not just a tonic to wake you up in the morning, or a kick to keep your eyes wide open in the yawning afternoon.
Poultry industry sustainability workshop excludes everyone who matters to sustainability
(Wednesday - May 25, 2016)
Source: Food Safety News - This week, the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, the National Chicken Council, and the National Turkey Federation, will host a U.S. Poultry Industry Sustainability Workshop on May 24-25 in Atlanta. Invited attendees included key... Chemtura Releases 2016 Corporate Sustainability Report
(Thursday - May 26, 2016)
Source: NASDAQ - Chemtura Corporation today released its 2016 Corporate Sustainability Report. This report describes the recent progress Chemtura has made toward operating more sustainably and establishes... The Sustainability Science Program at 10
(Thursday - May 26, 2016)
Source: Harvard - In 2006, as New Orleans reeled from Hurricane Katrina and Al Gore released “An Inconvenient Truth” to international acclaim and debate, Harvard launched a University-wide program to investigate and strengthen the emerging field... The Incoherence of Sustainability
(Thursday - May 26, 2016)
Source: US News - "Sustainability" is a popular buzzword in the public discussion of energy and environment policies generally and in the defense of subsidies for "renewable" energy in particular. But the definition of that term is highly elusive...
8 reasons the business world is looking for sustainability experts
(Thursday - May 26, 2016)
Source: Grist - Why are big names like Walmart, Starbucks, and even Goldman Sachs making environmental moves? The bottom line is that sustainability often helps a company grow its, er, bottom line. So it makes sense that more and more businesses... The incoherence of sustainability
(Friday - May 27, 2016)
Source: American Enterprise Institute - Sustainability is based on a simple principle: Everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment. The Sustainability Imperative
(Friday - May 27, 2016)
Source: National Real Estate Investor - The concept of green buildings has come a long way, from vague ideas of changing out lightbulbs to a corporate imperative, one that transcends energy efficiency to embrace health and wellness. ESG Issues & Players The world's largest cruise ship and its supersized pollution problem
(Monday - May 23, 2016)
Source: The Guardian - As Harmony of the Seas sets sail from Southampton docks on Sunday she will leave behind a trail of pollution – a toxic problem that is growing as the cruise industry and its ships get ever bigger Resetting the Political Moral Compass on Climate Change
(Tuesday - May 24, 2016)
Source: ABC - Global warming is seriously beginning to bite; at the same time, we are witnessing market shifts towards low carbon technologies and an explosion of civil society activity aimed at saving the climate. Secrets To Making Corporate Strategy Work
(Monday - May 23, 2016)
Source: Forbes - Too often, business leaders proclaim a failure and irrelevance of strategy. Plans are drawn up, presented at board meetings and then left to collect dust on desks and shelves. The un-executed strategic plan has become a symbol... Mystery: How much more oil can the Saudis really pump?
(Thursday - May 26, 2016)
Source: CNN - The OPEC leader is already pumping ferociously as part of a price war aimed at recapturing market share lost to the U.S. and others. Saudi's daily oil production has surged from 9.5 million barrels in early 2014 to a near-record... Asset Managers, US Pension Funds,
Sovereign Wealth Funds Bank linked to 1MDB probe ordered to shut down in Singapore
(Tuesday - May 24, 2016) Associated Profiles : 1Malaysia Development Berhad
Source: Today - The central bank also said it has referred six members of senior management and staff of BSI Bank which is embroiled in a money laundering probe linked to1Malaysi a Development Berhad (1MDB) to the Public Prosecutor to... Exxon, Chevron Shareholders Defeat Anti-Drilling Proposals - test/video
(Thursday - May 26, 2016)
Source: Bloomberg - Shareholders of Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. overwhelmingly rejected resolutions backed by environmental activists on Wednesday that would have curtailed exploration for new oil fields and funneled the money to investors... China Wants to Set Prices for the World's Commodities
(Thursday - May 26, 2016)
Source: Bloomberg - China has put the world’s traditional financial centers on notice that it wants to develop its raw material markets as hubs for setting prices, seeking to marry the country’s commercial heft with a much greater say in determining... Leftist Proposal Defeated at Annual Meeting of Aetna Investors
(Sunday - May 22, 2016) Associated Profiles : New York State Common Retirement Fund
Source: The National Center for Public Policy Research - DiNapoli, filed as trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund and the administrative head of the New York State and Local Retirement System, that was a direct attack on... Watching the Watchers  Global Water Partnership
Headquarters: Stockholm, Sweden
Established: 1996
KEY PARTNERS
Co-founders are World Bank, United Nations Development Programme, and Swedish International Development Agency.
OVERVIEW/MISSION
The Global Water Partnership states its mission: “The Global Water Partnership's vision is for a water secure world. Our mission is to support the sustainable development and management of water resources at all levels.”
BACKGROUND
The World Bank, United Nations Development Programme and Swedish International Development Agency established the Global Water Partnership in 1996. GWP's financing partners group is composed of North American and European governments, and its sponsoring partners list comprises countries and organizations that signed the Global Water Partnership Organization's memorandum of understanding in 2002.
STRUCTURE
Global Water Partnership is a network that includes "over 2,550 Partner organisations in 161 countries around the world. The network has 80 Country Water Partnerships and 13 Regional Water Partnerships." Global Water Partnership invites organizations working on water resources-related programs to join its partnership program. GWP also has a system of regional chairs and secretariats.
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