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The Responsible Consumer is becoming King

The Responsible Consumer is becoming King

Never before has brand value been so intrinsically linked to the term corporate responsibility as during the recent global health crisis.  Businesses are focusing all efforts to link their activities towards responsible causes. Despite the global lock-down, the “responsible consumer” is far from powerless and in fact is a driving force behind the unprecedented changes […]

What Consumers Expect of Corporate Responsibility during the Pandemic

What Consumers Expect of Corporate Responsibility during the Pandemic

Through the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and in its aftermath, the demonstration of successful corporate responsibility will require fostering, amongst others things, three very important attributes towards consumers and the workforce:  Greater Connection, Stronger Communication and Continued Education.   The resilience of business will be put to the test  by the speed of to which they […]

How is the COVID-19 crisis affecting clean energy ambitions?

How is the COVID-19 crisis affecting clean energy ambitions?

With the rapid developments occurring globally with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic there are growing concerns about how these will affect the recent efforts and commitments towards a cleaner energy economy. The COVID-19 crisis is impacting every aspect of the economy, with massive impacts on energy markets.   As countries having been shutting down […]

Could AI make ESG data more reliable ?

Could AI make ESG data more reliable ?

There is an increasing and urgent need for greater transparency, reliability and comparability of ESG (environmental, social and governance) performance data reported by companies. ESG data has become an important factor in determining a company’s valuation and a vital medium to access financing and capital. As a result we are seeing a significant increase in Sustainability reporting, […]

Covid-19 will be the ultimate test for Corporate Responsibility Paths

Covid-19 will be the ultimate test for Corporate Responsibility Paths

Nikos Avlonas Center for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE)   March 19, 2020   The international emergency arising in the last few weeks following the extensive spread of the  Covid-19, also known as coronavirus, has reached a critical point, encompassing both global health as well as the economic impact the will ensue. It is widely expected […]

CSE completes yet another successful Atlanta Certified Sustainability Training

CSE completes yet another successful Atlanta Certified Sustainability Training

The successful March 2020 Atlanta training focused on ESGs and Circular Economy. Atlanta is a gathering place for corporations throughout the US and the world, given it is a critical transportation hub.  The training included a majority of participants from Georgia, Maryland, Florida and Texas. CSE is preparing now for its upcoming trainings throughout US […]

How will Green Deal affect corporations in EU?

How will Green Deal affect corporations in EU?

Nikos Avlonas, President of Center Sustainability & Excellence–CSE What concerns do organizations raise about Sustainable Development and how the new EU strategy for 2030 (Green Deal) will affect them in the near future. Why do consumers and investors keep setting the standards higher when it comes to Sustainable Development? According to Ursula von der Leyen, […]

Toronto leads the way to Sustainability Jobs

Toronto leads the way to Sustainability Jobs

The realization about the severity of the global climate crisis increases almost every day as a new climate event unfolds or statistics on the rate of global warming are published. The need for action is pressing, especially from the private sector, which is why reports like the 2020 Global 100 – an index of the […]

Elanco’s East Africa Growth Accelerator delivers $8+ million in socio-economic value for smallholder farmers in East Africa, progress against Sustainable Development

Elanco’s East Africa Growth Accelerator delivers $8+ million in socio-economic value for smallholder farmers in East Africa, progress against Sustainable Development

Elanco Animal Health Inc. (NYSE: ELAN) announced that its shared value East Africa Growth Accelerator (EAGA) initiative has delivered a Social Return on Investment (SROI) of almost 250% for dairy and poultry smallholder farmers, their families and other stakeholders in the region. For every US$1 invested by Elanco and its partners in the EAGA initiative […]

Canada may have Oil Sands woes but it also has a promising Clean-tech future

Canada may have Oil Sands woes but it also has a promising Clean-tech future

Canada was featured prominently in the news recently for its environmental record – but not for the right reasons.  Across the country members and supporters of the First Nations Wet’suwet’en are protesting a newly approved natural gas pipeline that would run through their territory in British Columbia.   Recently, Black Rock, the world’s largest asset […]