Top Story of the Week Why CFOs are sustainability’s surprising new superheroes
(Wednesday - January 29, 2014)
Source: Green Biz - CFOs are emerging as the new superheroes of the sustainability world. Their unique perspectives, skills, tools and roles empower them to advance corporate sustainability in the rapidly changing marketplace. Deloitte's global... Sustainability in Focus Sustainability Mythbusters Part III: Sustainability Is Too Expensive
(Friday - January 31, 2014)
Source: Environmental Leader - In times when the economy is recovering and budgets are tight, corporate focus on sustainability can begin to drift because of the myth that sustainability is an unproven cost. However, an effective program can actually... Sustainability Jobs 101: What Do Sustainability and Porn Have in Common?
(Thursday - January 30, 2014)
Source: Triple Pundit - “I know it when I see it” – so said Mr. Justice Potter Stewart way back in 1964. He was, in fact, talking about the challenges of defining hardcore pornography in a landmark Supreme Court case, but his comment applies equally... Building the case for sustainability with Millennials
(Thursday - January 30, 2014)
Source: PR Week - Everyone agrees now that sustainability is key to growing business, but how can companies engage consumers to embrace sustainable behavior? This was the question examined at the World Economic Forum in 2012, which led to three... Sixteen global sustainability leaders seeking transformational change
(Wednesday - January 29, 2014) Associated Profiles : World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Source: theguardian.com - For shaking up the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, telling members to shape up or ship out, and being instrumental in creating broad collaborations, rather than trying to "own"... How materiality drives improved sustainability reporting
(Wednesday - January 29, 2014)
Source: GreenBiz - Numerous external forces are converging to create increased awareness of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. These forces are challenging CFOs to reconsider a traditional reporting model that may not effectively... Income Inequality Is a Sustainability Issue
(Wednesday - January 29, 2014)
Source: Harvard Business Review - This evening, President Obama will deliver his State of the Union Address, and it is widely reported that it will focus on the issue of income inequality. He will be “on trend,” as they say in fashion — in recent months, leaders... How should a business leader understand “sustainability”
(Tuesday - January 28, 2014)
Source: Reuters - We sat down with Lucy Marcus, board director, columnist and TV host of “In the Boardroom with Lucy Marcus” to explore some practical questions around sustainability for business... Sustainability, Leadership and Management Innovation
(Tuesday - January 28, 2014)
Source: Huff Post - Last week, my Earth Institute colleague, George Sarrinikolaou, and I began team teaching a new course at Columbia on innovative sustainability leadership. Each week we will host a guest speaker from the emerging sustainability... Beyond sustainability reports: the state of play in CSR
(Monday - January 27, 2014)
Source: The Guardian - A plethora of reports monitor progress in sustainability, but in reality it will be proactive management - not striking headlines - that drives change... How business has stepped up to the opportunity of sustainability
(Monday - January 27, 2014)
Source: The Guardian - As he steps down from Global Action Plan, Trewin Restorick reflects on 20 years on the corporate sustainability scene with optimism for the future.. 6 steps for a more sustainable supply chain
(Monday - January 27, 2014)
Source: GreenBiz - Stakeholder pressure from investors, shareholders, customers and nonprofits to push sustainability into the supply chain has significantly increased in recent years, with a record number of shareholder resolutions on supply... ESG Issues & Players California Farms Going Thirsty as Drought Burns $5 Billion Hole
(Thursday - January 30, 2014)
Source: Bkoomberg - Near the confluence of the Merced and San Joaquin rivers, the heart of the California farm belt, Bob Kelley watches the driest year ever erode water supplies and prospects for the dairy business his family began in 1910.. Renewable Energy Is Winning the Battle Versus Fossil Fuels
(Wednesday - January 29, 2014)
Source: Daily Finance - Energy in the 21st century is already turning out to be very different from energy in the 20th century. Coal plants that used to provide most of the country's electricity are being shut down by the hundreds and renewable energy... Chocolate's dark side, hundreds of children a year are enslaved to harvest cocoa
(Tuesday - January 28, 2014) Associated Profiles : Corporate Watch
Source: examiner.com - The high demand for cheap goods and commercial sex puts children around the world at risk of becoming the supply, according to UNICEF ... They are then used as forced labor to harvest cocoa beans.... Asset Managers, US Pension Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds Norway Backs Biggest Wealth Fund in Seeking Highest Returns
(Wednesday - January 29, 2014) Associated Profiles : Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund , Norwegian Government Pension Fund – Global (Statens pensjonsfond – Utland) , Norwegian Government Pension Fund - Norway
Source: Bloomberg - Norway Finance Minister Siv Jensen said the nation’s $820 billion wealth fund should pursue the highest returns amid opposition demands that the investor place more focus on ethics and the environment... Beware of Activist Investors
(Thursday - January 30, 2014)
Source: American Banker - The banking industry's strong 2013 stock market performance reflects its recovery from the financial crisis. The KBW banking index rose 35% last year while the Standard & Poor's 500 rose by 30%. Nonetheless, the KBW banking index... Trustees must get better at considering ESG
(Thursday - January 30, 2014)
Source: Pension Professionals - The Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) conducted a quick survey of the membership, focusing on the Law Commission's concern with the extent to which trustees may or should, in discharging their investment... Watching the Watchers  Water Footprint Network
Headquarters: Enschede, The Netherlands
Established: October 2008
KEY PARTNERS
Sponsoring partners include such organizations as International Finance Corporation (IFC), UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, and The Nature Conservancy. Water Footprint has a network of several dozen partners.
OVERVIEW/MISSION
The Water Footprint Network focuses on promoting “the transition towards sustainable, fair and efficient use of fresh water resources worldwide” by promoting the water footprint concept and working to develop consensus on standards. The organization cites six activities related to water footprinting, including honing standards and tools, and helping other organizations develop water policies. BACKGROUND
Water Footprint has a network of several dozen governmental, academic, nonprofit, business, and international organizations. Water Footprint was established in October 2008 -- it builds on research from Arjen Hoekstra, scientific director of the organization and a professor who created the water footprint concept. Water footprinting aims to determine how much fresh water is necessary to produce specific goods or services. Water footprints may also be calculated for people, businesses, or geographic areas. News Sweeps
We've used up all the resources the Earth can provide for the year and are now in 'overdraft', campaigners warn
(Saturday - January 18, 2014) Associated Profiles : Water Footprint Network
Source: Daily Mail - The world has reached 'earth overshoot day', the point in the year that humans have exhausted supplies such land, trees and fish and outstripped ... will have risen to two planets, the campaigners said. China has the...
How Much Water Actually Goes Into Making A Bottle Of Water'
(Monday - January 13, 2014) Associated Profiles : Water Footprint Network
Source: ideastream.org - The amount of water to make the bottle could be up to six or seven times what's inside the bottle, according to the Water Footprint Network. Steven Depolo Environmental activists have long claimed...
Earth 'going downhill' as consumption rises, report says
(Monday - January 13, 2014) Associated Profiles : Water Footprint Network
Source: CNN - Hong Kong (CNN)-- From high above the earth, an astronaut launched the latest report card on the health of the planet which once again paints an alarming image of over-consumption and exploitation. In a recorded message,... | Check It Out...
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