Rohini Anand on how leading companies prioritize and implement diversity and inclusion

Diversity continues to be a top priority for leading companies, but it’s much easier to identify the issue than to implement an effective strategy. What is the role of the corporate sustainability professional in advancing diversity? How do you tailor your strategy to vastly varied global regions and cultures across your company? And how do you measure the impact and business value created as a result of these efforts? Dr.

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Rohini Anand on how leading companies prioritize and implement diversity and inclusion

Human rights as a driver of climate action and sustainable development

The impacts of climate change threaten our foundational rights. We must act on them with dignity and respect.

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Human rights as a driver of climate action and sustainable development

Concrete change: Making cement carbon-negative

The right policies and technologies could turn concrete manufacturing into a net climate benefit.

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Concrete change: Making cement carbon-negative

The future is on the agenda

The upcoming BSR Conference 2018 in New York will consider four possible scenarios for 2030.

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The future is on the agenda

Inside Mars’ meaningful, material approaches to water stewardship

Even though tools and best practices for measuring impact are still in their infancy, it’s time to advance water innovation with better data, tools and management throughout value chains.

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Inside Mars’ meaningful, material approaches to water stewardship

What’s missing in WeWork’s environmental policies — the community voice

By banning meat without input from employees or customers, the company missed a chance to make sustainability a more central part of its culture.

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What’s missing in WeWork’s environmental policies — the community voice

Buckminster Fuller, ‘energy slaves’ and the race against time

The civilization constructed using fossil energy may be vastly more complex and energy intensive than what can be replaced by annual solar income.

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Investors worth $6.7 trillion advocate for better palm oil standards

Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil faces pressure to strengthen its certification standards from more than 90 institutional investors.

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10 minutes with Amanda von Almen, Salesforce

A green building evangelist shares how she convinced the tech giant’s real estate team to prioritize the environmental and health aspects of the company’s workspaces.

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10 minutes with Amanda von Almen, Salesforce

Episode 129: Industry touts EV charging standards, plus a message from the future

On this episode, three Hawaiian teenagers urge sustainability professionals to listen more. Plus insights on the evolution of environment, social and governance disclosure from consulting firms ERM and Trucost.

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