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Sustainability Highlights

G&A presents important news and developments in Sustainability and ESG in its weekly eNewsletter, Sustainability Highlights. To subscribe to receive the newsletter in your email, please fill out the form to the right.

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15May
2015
As Part of Trust Across America’s “North American Trust Awards” – the new “Hank Boerner Accountability Award” Goes to Intel (May 13, 2015)

The Trust Across America (TAA) / Trust Around the World organization, headed by Barbara Kimmel, has featured a unique recognition program for the past five years. The organization was founded in the wake of the stock market... Read full issue >Read full issue >

7May
2015
Disclosure – It’s All About Materiality So – What is Material in Climate Change? An interesting dialogue is going on…. (May 6, 2015)

It’s been a few years now since the US Securities & Exchange Commission staff reminded boards of directors of publicly-traded companies that they have an affirmative responsibility for risk oversight from both the risk and... Read full issue >Read full issue >

29Apr
2015
Top Story: Celebrating 45 years, Earth Day proves sustainability (April 30, 2015)

Mercury - In the most basic definition, sustainability is the endurance of systems and processes. The Merriam-Webster dictionary calls it “a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or... Read full issue >Read full issue >

21Apr
2015
Corporate CEOs Acknowledged to be the Face of the Brand -- What Face Do Sustainability Leadership Companies Present? (April 21, 2015)

Corporate CEOs are considered by many to be the face and cultural symbol of the public company -- whether they choose to be, or not. CEOs have become the Chief Reputation Officers. Part of the credit can go to Jack Welch when he... Read full issue >Read full issue >

15Apr
2015
Lawyers and Sustainability Disclosure/Reporting Helpful Advice & Guidelines to Win Your Case (April 14, 2015)

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... Read full issue >Read full issue >

31Mar
2015
So If The US Equities Market Cools Off -- What Happens With ESG Investing Strategies? (March 31, 2015)

Michael Shagrin writing in Fundfire (a Financial Times service) poses the rhetorical question: Will ESG investing strategies be set up for a fall "if the U.S. equity markets cool off"? He examines the results of a recent survey... Read full issue >Read full issue >

27Mar
2015
Top Story: Over 45 per cent executives commit to embedding sustainability throughout business in 2015 (March 26, 2015)

Eco-Business - Embedding sustainability is top priority for 2015: Just over 45% of our respondents stated that embedding sustainability throughout the organization is a top priority for 2015. The second highest priority is... Read full issue >Read full issue >

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