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What Does "Sustainability" Mean to You? When you hear the word "sustainability," what comes to mind? Writing in Fast Company, Phillip Barlag thinks the word still needs a common understanding. Sustainability might be better understood in clear context - as applied for example to the corporate sector. "Sustainability in corporate terms," he writes, "is really about helping companies thrive forever." Back in 2006/2007, when we were creating the Governance & Accountability Institute, sustainability was just becoming a word many company managements were tuning in to. Author Barlag notes that about that time sustainability could be viewed as a fad. Today, it is a movement (as much of the content of this newsletter portrays each week). We used to scour the media environment to find news or commentary or other content related to sustainability (especially in the business media). Now, we are passing through thousands of items for the relevant content for our research, our blogs, web platforms or for the Highlights newsletter. The Fast Company commentator suggests that fixing on the profit factor will help corporate managements better understand the importance of sustainability and more effectively reach marketplace success and presumably greater profits. He makes a strong business case for companies to follow the example of Patagonia, Seventh Generation and other companies. His conclusion: "While every company will establish different goals for profitability, changing the nature of sustainability to be profit-centric will greatly help move the collective agenda forward...reframing the discussion (about sustainability) around "profit forever" can elevate corporate sustainability above the noise...:" Interesting commentary that we invite you to read in our Top Story this week. Top Story of the Week Sustainability Doesn't Mean Less Profit, It Means Profit Forever Sustainability in Focus 10 leading sustainability innovations Applying Sustainability Principles to Real-World Problems UNEP FI offers institutional investors new sustainability model 10 Questions: Erin Decker, sustainability manager, Salesforce.com New Study Maps Top 100 Sustainable Solutions - DNV GL Why Sustainability Needs A Serious Makeover Activist spreads sustainability message In World Cup Spotlight, Rio Scores Goals on Urban Environment & Sustainability Ford Motor Company's Sustainability Chief Talks Innovation, Progress And A Vision For The Future Consumers Will Pay More For Corporate Social Responsibility The importance of carbon footprinting for sustainability impact ESG Issues & Players Warming Arctic Could Lead to Fewer Extremely Cold Winters: Study The role of the institutional investor in corporate governance Coal’s Share of World Energy Demand at Highest Since 1970 Asset Managers, US Pension Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds Market Structure Map - First Things First US public sector schemes adapt to falling asset values "Cluster Of Central Banks" Have Secretly Invested $29 Trillion In The Market Watching the Watchers Responsible Endowments Coalition KEY PARTNERS OVERVIEW/MISSION BACKGROUND The group's student-led activities focus on social change by inspiring young people to take action on human rights and environmental issues within the context of guiding colleges and universities to make responsible investments with endowment money. Investing is more than just making money - it should include a higher purpose, organizers believed. News Sweeps Students apply ethics to college endowments Stanford divesting coal helps student-led campaigns
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