Stakeholder Engagement
Corporate Accelerators Spark Sustainable Innovation
Instead of innovating in isolation, multinationals are opening their doors and partner with startups to design solutions for their most pressing challenges. Coca-Cola, Google and Disney are only a few of the companies that have captured value of initiating these corporate accelerators. These accelerators increasingly focus on sustainability issues. One of the latest companies entering the stage is Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev). The global beer company has announced its 100+ Accelerator, aiming to address global challenges in line with the group’s 2025 Sustainability Goals.
Webcast on Human Capital Development & Eco-Efficiency
On November 30th, the last out of 5 webinars on the DJSI 2017 results was broadcasted by RobecoSAM. The webcast covered the criteria of Human Capital Development and Operational Eco-Efficiency. Both criteria play an important role in the 60 industries addressed by RobecoSAM's questionnaire. As in line with the general trend of the sustainability assessment, those two criteria have shifted towards quantitative questions. Therefore, companies are required to have a data-driven perspective in order to accelerate its performance. In the download section of this article, you can find our summary of the webcast.
Liberty Global’s Quest for Leaner Sustainability Reporting
As a major company with over $19 billion in revenues, a workforce of 45,000 employees and 29 million customers in Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, it can be easy to get lost in ambiguity when you talk about your role in society. Not at Liberty Global. The company recently released its compact Corporate Responsibility Report 2015, showing that even large, publicly listed companies do not need hundreds of pages to tell their sustainability story in a convincing manner.
Unique Event for Senior Mgt and Executives of Leading Organizations in Process Industries
Leading the Circular Economy Transformation
Celebrating our 20th anniversary, Finch & Beak will co-host the exclusive customer event “Leading the Circular Economy Transformation” - in collaboration with RobecoSAM - on 8th September 2016 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The aim is to jointly uncover circular economy business opportunities and determine what it takes to turn them faster into value for both company and society.
SDG Consulting: Brewing the SDGs into Your Business Strategy
With an estimated value of €51 billion and an annual production volume of 380 million hectoliters in Europe alone, creating value for business and simultaneously creating a more sustainable path to economic growth, prosperity, and people’s well-being is key in the global beer industry. Today, the industry faces challenges as population growth, changing consumer preferences, climate change, and demographic shifts. Therefore, the integration of the Sustainable Development Goals into companies’ core business is fundamental for future success.
Over 85 Million Animals Each Year Benefit from Standards
Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) organized its latest Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards ceremony in Berlin, where leading food businesses from around the globe were rewarded for their commitment to improving animal welfare standards in their supply chains. According to CIWF the higher welfare policies and practices of this year’s award winners are benefiting over 85 million animals each year.
Mapping the SDGs to Your Business Priorities
In September 2015, the UN launched the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Since then, organizations around the globe have started to adjust their societal strategies towards this new sustainable development agenda. But how big is the existing gap to your business and how to overcome this with a minimum time-to-value?
Customer Case: Inspiring Youngsters at Sekisui
The Japanese Sekisui Chemical Group is one of the leading global chemical companies developing the frontiers of Creation of Housing & Social Infrastructure and Chemical Solutions.
INSEAD
INSEAD is one of the world's leading and largest business schools and has campuses in Singapore, Fontainebleau, and Abu Dhabi. INSEAD's MBA was ranked number 1 by the Financial Times in 2016.
