Sustainable Products & Services -- Growing Demand Driving Revenue Growth -- That's MONEY! Sustainability? Green products & services? That’s nice. One might still hear this in the company’s executive suite. But the word is fast getting around in the board room and C-suite corridors of power. That’s MONEY we are talking about. The Conference Board just released a study – “Driving Revenue Growth Through Sustainable Products & Services,” authored by Thomas Singer and supported by the Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute (IRRC). Findings: Leading companies are realizing a substantial and positive impact on revenue from their sustainable products and services. The researchers looked at a dozen large-cap enterprises: Allianz; BASF; Caterpillar; Dow Chemical; DuPont; General Electric; IBM; Johnson & Johnson; Kimberly-Clark; Phillips; Siemens; and Toshiba. Among these companies, revenues from sustainable products & services grew at 6X the rate of overall company revenues (from 2010 to 2014). Sustainable products represent on average 21% of total revenues. Capital sources – banks, investment bankers – play an important and increasing role in financing the development of large-scale products / solutions, mostly through asset finance and green bonds. Among the companies in the Conference Board survey, customer demand for solutions that address global sustainability challenges (climate change for example) is a driving force. Also – increasing resource scarcity. Our Top Story is a must read for company managers., investors, analysts, asset managers, and others who may still be on the fence about the business case for corporate sustainability. And, green products and services…and the value in being a trailblazer in this space. And do clip the story and pass it around the C-suite when the questions come up…”sustainability?” What's the purpose of that? Top Story of the Week Sustainability Initiatives Can Drive Corporate Revenue Growth And Innovation, New Research Shows(Thursday - July 02, 2015)
Source: PR Newswire - Sustainability innovation is powering business growth, according to a new research report published this week. Between 2010 and 2013, revenues from company-defined portfolios of sustainable products and services grew... Sustainability in Focus College Counseling: Great Schools for Students Interested in Sustainability
(Monday - June 29, 2015)
Source: GoLocal PDX - Many kids tell me they want to pursue sustainability in some form as a career, and with dozens of colleges and universities in the US providing these majors, it’s easy to do.
Congress Doesn't Think Agricultural Sustainability Has Anything to Do With Your Health
(Monday - June 29, 2015)
Source: Mother Jones - Every five years, the US government revisits its Dietary Guidelines—suggestions for how Americans should eat. The guidelines won't legally require you to, say, eat an apple a day, but they do affect things like agricultural... Let's talk about (brand) love (and sustainability)
(Tuesday - June 30, 2015)
Source: GreenBiz - One of the ah-has from the soon-to-be-released 2015 Eco Pulse study is that, indeed, a company’s sustainability or social responsibility commitment is a reason to love the brand The science of sustainability: what we've learned from artificial photosynthesis and synthetic meat (Wednesday - July 01, 2015)
Source: The Guardian - Most sustainability efforts focus on fixing problems. Whether the solution involves installing air filtration systems on cruise ships, lobbying for safer meat production or restricting microbead usage, it usually comes after a... Idaho sustainability program improving yields, efficiency
(Wednesday - July 01, 2015)
Source: Capital Press - Thresher Artisan Wheat growers involved in an Eastern Idaho sustainable farming program have enjoyed better yields despite using less water, energy and fertilizer per bushel than other irrigated farms in the...
Sustainability in entrepreneurship
(Wednesday - July 01, 2015)
Source: Business World - Entrepreneurship is usually linked to profit-making or generating money for the entrepreneur. Especially in Asia, the growth of economies is significantly attributable to entrepreneurship. At the beginning of the 21st century... Who are the sustainability leaders?
(Thursday - July 02, 2015)
Source: GreenBiz - Most would agree that some corporate giants have taken great strides toward sustainability in recent years. But experts in the field still cite too few companies doing so. Instead, our latest GlobeScan/SustainAbility Leadership... Steering Toward Sustainability: How California’s New Groundwater Law Can Help Us From Driving Off a Cliff
(Thursday - July 02, 2015)
Source: Union of Concerned Scientists Blog - According to new research by NASA, many of the world’s biggest aquifers are being depleted at a much faster rate than they can be replenished, and California’s Central Valley is among the worst. As we all know, California is in... ESG Issues & Players Coal industry scores a win but fate of plants still in air
(Tuesday - June 30, 2015)
Source: Washington Post - Coal companies and their supporters scored a courtroom victory with a U.S. Supreme Court decision that said the Obama administration failed to take potential costs into account when it decided to regulate toxic... California Just Cut Its Water Use In A Major Way
(Thursday - July 02, 2015)
Source: Huff Post - This May, the last month in which water conservation was voluntary, urban water users consumed 28.9 percent less water than in May 2013, the State Water Resources Control Board announced Wednesday. This surpasses the 25 percent...
From the Former CFO of Enron">Here's a Simple Lesson on Business Ethics From the Former CFO of Enron
(Friday - July 03, 2015)
Source: Bloomberg - Andrew Fastow, the former chief financial officer of Enron was a speaker at Camp Alphaville, a conference hosted by the Financial Times' well-known finance blog Alphaville. Since leaving prison, he's been talking to business... Asset Managers, US Pension Funds,
Sovereign Wealth Funds The Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute Brings Key Decision Makers To New York City for Inaugural Asset Owner Conference
(Thursday - July 02, 2015) Associated Profiles : China Investment Corporation
Source: Financial Content - The agenda includes: Yuan Zhou, Chief Strategy Officer, China Investment Corporation, will speak along with Anthony Mak, Director, New York, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, on The Next Five... California public pension fund to reduce real estate exposure
(Thursday - July 02, 2015) Associated Profiles : California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)
Source: propertyforum.com - The California Public Employees Retirement System (Calpers), which is the largest US pension fund, has announced plans to reduce its real estate exposure by up to $3 billion. This move is part of... These 10 Economies Will Be the World's Worst Performers
(Thursday - July 02, 2015)
Source: Bloomberg - Ukraine will finish 2015 as the biggest loser in global growth, according to forecasts of economists surveyed by Bloomberg. Watching the Watchers European Centre for Corporate Engagement
Headquarters: Maastricht, The Netherlands
Established: early 2000s
ESG/Sustainability Focus: Yes. Focus on sustainable investments and ESG.
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Maastricht University, MISTRA, SAM Group (managers of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes), Sustainable Investments Research Platform, PRI Academic Network, University of California at Berkeley's Center for Responsible Business, among others. Research papers may involve collaboration with numerous institutions and researchers.
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The European Centre for Corporate Engagement says its mission is " (a) to develop, communicate, and promote a thought-provoking and innovative body of knowledge concerning sustainable business and finance, (b) through high-quality research, teaching, training, international networking, conferences, and other conventional outlets, with the ultimate goal to promote sustainable development."
ECCE also calls itself "a 'lab for sustainable investment'; a multidisciplinary research network, founded by researchers with established track records in the academic domain and in practice." The Centre takes pride in its diverse network, which includes such entities as ABP, the large Dutch Pension Fund for Civil Servants. NEWS SWEEPS A.S. CREATION TAPETEN AG
(Wednesday - March 18, 2015) Associated Profiles : European Corporate Governance Services, European Centre for Corporate Engagement
- 4 Traders - A.S. Création Tapeten AG engages in the manufacturing of wallpapers in Europe. It operates through the following business segments: Wallpaper and Furnishing Fabrics. The Wallpaper segment produces and...
DMS Offshore Investment Services approved for AIF Management Company solutions
(Monday - March 09, 2015) Associated Profiles : European Corporate Governance Services, European Centre for Corporate Engagement
- Hedge Week - Fund governance firm DMS Offshore Investment Servicesâ (DMS) AIF Management Company has been approved by the Central of Bank of Ireland. This approval paves the way for DMS to offer solutions that provide both...
Opening Up the Boardroom
(Tuesday - February 24, 2015) Associated Profiles : European Corporate Governance Services, European Centre for Corporate Engagement
- Bloomberg - At Grupo Dragados' annual meeting in April, 2002, management seemed intent on offering a seminar on how to abuse the shareholder. The Madrid-based construction and transportation-services giant capped voting rights at... | Check It Out...
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