GreenBiz

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Corporates Gain via E, S and G. Corporate Strategy. In this raw moment, we are dually confronted. Here’s how to respond. Climate and Justice make a Great Pair . Not mere Facebook friends, these two spawn recovery, lift communities. Weave people, purpose. and commitment to climate —. then watch value rise. value forever.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 22, 2021

Corporate Strategy. To make sure you don't miss the newest episodes of GreenBiz 350, subscribe on iTunes. Have a question or suggestion for a future segment? E-mail us at 350@greenbiz.com. Contributors. Joel Makower. Elsa Wenzel. Information Technology. Technology. Collective Insight. GreenBiz 350 Podcast.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Corporate philanthropy becomes a renewed focus for leadership companies. As companies direct more of their money to external charitable causes, internally decision-makers are assessing how the companies' philanthropic efforts tie into their values, corporate responsibilities and sustainability strategies. Myisha Majumder.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 26, 2020

Topic include: . How companies can develop mitigation strategies and reduce risk with testing and certification. Bill Hoffman, Corporate Fellow & Research Scientist, Environment & Sustainability Division, UL. UL Corporate Fellow, Research Scientist. How regulations and brands are driving the use of recycled plastics.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 8, 2021

Page Motes, strategy leader for sustainability, Dell (23:10). Suzanne Fallender, director of corporate responsibility, Intel (36:30). Corporate Strategy. What’s your priority for 2021, as a result? Here are responses, many of them from our GreenBiz Executive Network. Have a question or suggestion for a future segment?

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GreenBiz

MAY 14, 2021

We get an update from the person leading Sodexo's LeanPath food waste mitigation program, Jude Medeiros, with the office of corporate responsibility. Corporate Strategy. The food service company has promised to halve food waste by 2025. How's it faring? Autodesk's design for carbon removal (49:10). E-mail us at 350@greenbiz.com.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 27, 2020

Despite record oil price fluctuations, circular plastic strategies prevail. Would corporations still invest in relatively expensive circular plastic commitments if virgin plastic prices, closely tied to the petroleum industry, nosedived? Our strategy needs to be strong enough to weather it.". Jesse Klein. Pull Quote.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

After years of debate over the definition of materiality, 2020 has brought a consensus that materiality is double — meaning that businesses should report on financially material topics that influence enterprise value as well as topics material to the economy, environment and people. Take the topic of climate change.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 3, 2020

5 — the Textile Exchange Corporate Fiber and Materials Benchmark (CFMB) Program is launching a new tool to help the fashion and textile industry take urgent action on biodiversity. The aim is to integrate biodiversity into existing materials and sourcing strategies, rather than approach biodiversity as a new or disconnected topic.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The importance of setting science-based corporate strategies to address climate change is irrefutable. But corporations need to think far more about the human impact of their business decisions. And corporate advocacy must be integral to the process, according to a new roadmap published last week by Ceres. Pull Quote.

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GreenBiz

MAY 12, 2021

Nearly all SRI and corporate sustainability strategies focus on changing companies and addressing symptoms, such as climate change, poverty and other major environmental and social challenges. Over the past 20 years, investor interest through SRI encouraged nearly all large companies to implement sustainability strategies.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 8, 2021

I spent about a decade of my life writing about corporate accounting before I began focusing on sustainability and sustainable finance. In between all the conversations on accounting for stock options and leases, one megatrend in corporate accounting beat them all: the rise of intangible assets. Subscribe here.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 24, 2021

In their current form, the TCFD recommendations lack the specificity and enforcement mechanisms needed to induce broad-scale changes in corporate disclosure. Adaptation strategy is under-emphasized. Only 7 percent of companies in the latest review by the FSB "disclosed information on the resilience of its strategy."

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GreenBiz

MARCH 25, 2021

Unilever has become one of the first multinational companies in the world to publish a corporate net-zero action plan for oversight by its shareholders, as it prepares to put the climate strategy to an advisory vote at its upcoming AGM in early May. Corporate Strategy. Finance & Investing. BusinessGreen.

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GreenBiz

JULY 13, 2020

Just a couple of months into 2020, the world was amid significant discussion about the core purpose of businesses, led by BlackRock CEO Larry Fink calling for corporate America to take control of its carbon footprint and major companies, including Microsoft and Delta , making ambitious zero-carbon pledges. Integrating climate risk strategy.

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GreenBiz

MAY 3, 2021

A perennial concern of corporate sustainability professionals — how to nurture employee buy-in for the organization’s programs and strategy — easily could have been sidelined during the COVID-19 pandemic, as companies everywhere shifted to accommodate remote workforces. . Corporate Strategy. Heather Clancy. Common Energy.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Corporate Strategy. To make sure you don't miss the newest episode of GreenBiz 350, subscribe on iTunes or Spotify. Have a question or suggestion for a future segment? E-mail us at 350@greenbiz.com. Risk & Resilience. Innovation. Climate Tech. Collective Insight. GreenBiz 350 Podcast.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

At last, sustainability has emerged from the shadows to be considered part and parcel of corporate success. At last, sustainability has emerged from the shadows to be considered part and parcel of corporate success. Given this, it was not surprising to see an uptick in corporate ambition on sustainability issues.

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GreenBiz

JULY 21, 2020

While every large company focuses to some extent on motivating suppliers to embrace sustainability principles such as reduced emissions or zero waste, few have aggressively and officially extended their corporate carbon neutrality pledges into the Scope 3 realm and into to their entire value chain. Corporate Strategy.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2020

A tightrope walk ahead for corporate sustainability managers. Amidst numerous uncertainties surrounding post-COVID corporate climate, one thing is certain: Sustainability managers will face multifaceted challenges. . Rajat Panwar. Wed, 06/03/2020 - 00:00. Focus on communities. Get everyone on board with the changes.

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GreenBiz

JULY 21, 2020

TCFD reporting offers a standardized framework for companies to disclose information on climate-related financial risk to their investors and stakeholders who seek greater corporate transparency. The core elements of the TCFD framework include: governance; strategy; risk management; metrics; and targets. . Climate Strategy.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

It also has pushed us to a new moment of corporate leadership. The scale and scope of the climate change, biodiversity loss and inequality challenges facing corporate leaders is extensive. "[We] With that in mind, Imagine is trying to help corporate leaders be more courageous. The simple truth.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Employee Training Is Essential For Any Corporate Transformation. Either way, good corporate training guides employees through the range of sustainability topics relevant to their company’s goals, business strategy, operations, and ultimately their own jobs. Online Courses Have Come Of Age. Climate Change for VCs.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 30, 2020

However, I wanted to share six new learnings from this pandemic year related to digital transformation along with other observations about the topic of water. . Transformation will stall or fail if there is no alignment between business strategy and culture, and there is a lack of investment in the workforce. Corporate Strategy.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Corporate community investment historically has been the realm of philanthropy and volunteerism departments, but there are a growing number of examples where direct investment by businesses benefits operations as well as the communities in which they serve. corporation as being "to promote an economy that serves all Americans."

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Investment Ethics Education Sustainability 397

GreenBiz

JUNE 9, 2021

It is time to revisit the business strategy and discuss scenarios, transition plans to net-zero and reporting. It is time to revisit the business strategy and discuss scenarios, transition plans to net-zero and reporting. It is time to revisit the business strategy and discuss scenarios, transition plans to net-zero and reporting.

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Climate change Biodiversity Demand Law 409

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

4 things corporations should know about urban forestry projects. It’s hard to make planting trees political, one reason this climate mitigation strategy has received rare bipartisan support for the past two decades. Corporations have used that to their advantage to become an important part of the tree planting business.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 25, 2020

Fifth Wall, the biggest venture fund dedicated to funding disruptive ideas in real estate and retail, this week revealed that it has become a Certified B Corporation (B Corp) — a move that requires it to embed concerns about equity, inclusiveness and sustainability into its portfolio. Corporate Strategy. Thu, 06/25/2020 - 02:00.

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Real Estate Technology Policy Sustainability 522

GreenBiz

MAY 22, 2020

Esri and the science of corporate biodiversity (20:45). Here are some highlights from this week's precursor, which featured an interview on the viability of reusable packaging, and two panel sessions — one on the future of recycled plastics in an age of cheap oil and one on the role of repair in circular economy strategies.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

We have seen a rising emphasis on ESG issues in recent years, as customers, investors and other stakeholders look for more transparency on corporate strategies and their impact on society. Greater transparency in this regard will provide important information for their corporate decision-making. State of Green Business Report.

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GreenBiz

MAY 29, 2020

Here’s the first thing to understand about the concept of Absolute Zero as it applies to corporate climate action: It’s not all about you, and it’s not all about reducing greenhouse gas emissions to limit global temperature increases to below 1.5 How might Absolute Zero apply to your own strategy? degrees Celsius.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 26, 2021

When you think about who makes the greatest social and environmental impact with corporate dollars, you probably think of the head of ESG or the chief investment officer, not the treasurer. That’s led corporate leaders to recognize that they need new tools to advance change, demonstrate corporate leadership and be good corporate citizens.

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Investment Organic Resilience Innovation 309

GreenBiz

MARCH 11, 2021

Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the more recent — and perhaps the most detailed yet in scope — Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB). Fast-forward to 2021, and Unilever’s third Human Rights report is a study in how social strategies and disclosure are evolving. That's changing. Data that drives decisions.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The organization's mission aligns well with GreenBiz’s values of championing corporate climate action that is informed by diverse communities and recognizes the intersection between climate change and racial justice. Heather White, president & CEO, Heather White Strategies, LLC (Secretary). Sponsored Article.

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Sustainability Organic Climate change Government 441

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The Office of Sustainable Finance and Business would develop a national strategy for U.S. Here’s how it could work: The Office of Sustainable Finance and Business would develop a national strategy for U.S. The Office of Sustainable Finance and Business would develop a national strategy for U.S. Pull Quote. Contributors.

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GreenBiz

MAY 21, 2021

Christine Brunel-Ligneau , head of sustainable agriculture strategy, Bayer AG CropScience Division. Elaine Hsieh , co-founder, head of corporate partnerships and marketing, Third Derivative. Gina Ciganik , CEO, Healthy Building Network. Robyn Eason , senior sustainability planner, city of West Hollywood. Sponsored Article.

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Sustainability Organic Climate change Startups 543

GreenBiz

JANUARY 14, 2021

How the EU’s new ‘toxic-free’ vision could shape your safer chemicals strategy. It has now proposed a new vision for a "toxic-free environment" and published a strategy for moving the EU towards that goal. In October, the commission published " Chemical Strategy for Sustainability: Towards a Toxic-Free Environment."

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