Unlock the Benefits of the New GRI Standards on ESG Reporting
How ESG reporting is creating a competitive advantage for businesses The EU has recognized the importance of sustainability reporting and disclosure and is currently developing new reporting standards for companies operating within the region. The proposed EU standards are intended to align with existing reporting frameworks, including the GRI Standards. The new GRI standards aim […]
How ESG Investing is reshaping the Canadian industries
ESG Revolution in Canada is affecting most of its industries Over the past year, Canada has experienced significant developments in ESG investing, leading to a rapidly changing business landscape. Companies and investors have had to adapt to increasing demands for transparency and accountability on ESG issues. As a result, new opportunities and challenges for businesses […]
Six challenges for Corporate Sustainability Practitioners in Europe
Are Sustainability Professionals in Europe ready to face the challenges of the complex ESG ecosystem? You are determined to devote time to take a three-day Digital Sustainability ESG Training. You know the value of a deeper understanding of Corporate Responsibility! Even so, which exactly are the main challenges that this training will prepare you […]
Five New Roles for Sustainability Managers in 2021
By Nikos Avlonas, Founder & President of CSE If you’re sustainability academic, you know Donella Meadows. If you’re a sustainability worker bee, you benefit from her work. Meadows was the lead author to Limits to Growth (1972), the first book showing the consequences of unchecked growth on a finite planet. Meadows also gave us […]
Sustainability (ESG) as a game changer: Sustainability (ESG) Professionals in the Spotlight
By CSE research team Sustainability (ESG) Professionals hold a corporate-critical role in the 2021 business mindset. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are changing their business models in order to adapt to various challenges due to the pandemic and boost their resilience. At the same time, industry titans and global corporations step up their ambitions […]
When it comes to financial and sustainability performance dynamic optimization is better than sequential
While U.S. voters are picking a President, there is an increasing global awareness among policy makers, financial leaders and businesses that measures to address climate change, from clean energy research and development to disaster preparedness, represent the best path for recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. Industries will be pumped with money, infrastructure revitalized and sustainability […]
Will your COVID-19 recovery plan include sustainability?
By Nikos Avlonas, President and Founder of CSE As planning around COVID-19 becomes the new normal, companies are backing off from the extreme measures many imposed early on. Early board room discussions included: no capital expenditures; trolling for positions to cut; removing sustainability as a priority and cutting charitable donations. Then, […]
What investors’ behavior tells us about firms with responsible strategies on environmental and climate issues during CODIV -19 crisis
According to recent research key findings, firms with greater environmental responsibility have better stock returns. It seems that the COVID-19 shock led investors to reward environmental responsibility to a large extent. The Center for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) innovates in sustainability training and consulting and has an ambitious agenda for 2020 to continue supporting Fortune 500 […]
Protests and the role of Corporations
By Rosalinda Sanquiche London, Madrid, Sydney, Rio de Janeiro, Hong Kong, Pretoria – the globe is protesting racism, uniting in reaction to deep seated problems manifesting in the US. Companies are listening and reacting in ways which are important to Sustainability and aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This human crisis […]
4 Trends for Sustainability C-Suite Executives to consider during Recovery Planning
By Nikos Avlonas, President and Founder of CSE The process of recovery from the Covid-19 epidemic must integrate sustainability as its core philosophy in order for this “new reality” in which we find ourselves in to become an improved version of the past. Last week, the EU Alliance for a Green Recovery called […]