Research / Corporate Responsibility

Peak Water: Risks embedded in Japanese supply chains
Many companies in the Nikkei 225 are likely to be exposed to water-related financial risk through their supply chains. Understanding which suppliers are most exposed to water shortages and floods …
Water Risk Filter

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Water Risk Filter

Water is becoming a hot topic for business, yet most companies don't know where to start in understanding and responding to water issues. This tool is designed to help companies …
50001 Reasons to Improve Energy Performance
Managing energy has multiple benefits - cutting costs, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, supporting sustainability commitments, and more - but it is not as simple as it seems. Management systems can …
The 2012 Sustainability Leaders

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The 2012 Sustainability Leaders

    It is probably no surprise that perceptions of sustainability leadership have declined or stalled for nearly all institutional actors – including corporations, governments, NGOs and social entrepreneurs – in the last 12 months....
Responsible investment: Creating value from environmental, social and governance issues
The private equity industry response to the responsible investment agenda is evolving rapidly. A recent survey of the private equity industry found that this trend looks set to continue in …
Unfinished Business: Perspectives from the Sustainable Development Frontier
The Regeneration Project, a collaborative and multi-faceted initiative by GlobeScan and SustainAbility, aims to provide a roadmap for achieving sustainable development within the next generation, focusing in particular on ways …
Green Excellence Country Benchmarking in Asia-Pacific
High-Income Economies Lead Green Initiatives; Low-Income Economies Have Vast Potential
Less Energy – More Growth

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Less Energy – More Growth

The new report "Less Energy- More Growth" describes the growth potential that comes from demanding more from less; why companies should form clusters, share knowledge and create a complete and …
Building Sustainability into Your Supply Chain Through e-Procurement
One of the first steps to take towards becoming a sustainable business is changing both the processes by which your organisation purchases through its supply chain, and the types of …
The business of sustainability: McKinsey Global Survey results
Many companies are actively integrating sustainability principles into their businesses, according to a recent McKinsey survey, and they are doing so by pursuing goals that go far beyond earlier concern …
The 5th annual Korean ESG review: Sustainability & stock returns - the correlation
The price returns of Korea's most sustainable companies since 2007 proof beyond doubt that sustainable investment is profitable, given the right research approach.
Sustainable Competitiveness Index

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Sustainable Competitiveness Index

To measure the impact of sustainability on economic competitiveness, the World Economic Forum is developing a new analytical framework – the Sustainable Competitiveness Index (SCI). The SCI takes a long-term approach to highlight factors that could represent...
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