Corporate Social Responsibility
The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Create Value for Stakeholders
Shareholders are just one group of stakeholders who matter. Suppliers and employees do, too.
Corporate Social Responsibility
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Climate Change
Business Needs a Safety Net
Business leaders must partner with policy-makers to improve disaster preparedness and resilience.
David Kiron and Gregory Unruh
Boards & Corporate Governance
Restoring Trust After a Scandal
After an ethics scandal, one company took an unusual step: Shifting its focus toward sustainability.
Robert G. Eccles and Tim Youmans
Supply Chains & Logistics
Digital Audits as a Tactical and Strategic Management Resource
New factory audit processes make it possible to evaluate supplier performance in more depth.
Alexis Bateman
Climate Change
Six Reasons Why Companies Should Start Sharing Their Long-Term Thinking With Investors
Companies should be more forthcoming about long-term value-creation strategies when communicating with investors.
Tim Youmans and Brian Tomlinson
Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Sustainability at a Crossroads
MIT SMR and BCG’s 2017 sustainability research report offers eight lessons for sustainable business.
David Kiron, Gregory Unruh, Nina Kruschwitz, Martin Reeves, Holger Rubel, Alexander Meyer Zum Felde
Climate Change
Defining ’Material’ Climate Risks
Companies need to recognize — and account for — the financial risks posed by climate change.
Bob Eccles and Lois Guthrie
Climate Change
Sustainability Lessons From the Front Lines
Companies seeking to implement a sustainable business model should address six key problems.
CB Bhattacharya and Paul Polman
Corporate Social Responsibility
Tackling the World’s Challenges With Technology
The power and responsibility of companies to help build a thriving, resilient world has never been greater.
Andrew S. Winston
Corporate Social Responsibility
Ethics and the Algorithm
Behind every piece of code that drives our decisions is a human making human judgments about what matters and what does not.
Bidhan L. Parmar and R. Edward Freeman
Climate Change
What New OECD Standards Mean for Investors
OECD standards require investors to conduct environmental and human rights due diligence.
Olivier Jaeggi and Gabriel Webber Ziero
Climate Change
The Board That Embraced Stakeholders Beyond Shareholders
The board of Sweden’s Atlas Copco broke new ground in sustainability via its 2015 Annual Report.
Robert G. Eccles and Tim Youmans
Sustainability
Investing For a Sustainable Future
The 2016 MIT Sloan Management Review/BCG Sustainability Report finds investors’ concerns are being overlooked by executives.
Gregory Unruh, David Kiron, Nina Kruschwitz, Martin Reeves, Holger Rubel, and Alexander Meyer zum Felde
Climate Change
Equipping the Sustainability Insurgency
A peer-to-peer network developed jointly by HP Canada and WWF offers tools and guidance for sustainability insurgents.
Gregory Unruh
Corporate Social Responsibility
Which SOI Innovation Is Right for You?
Sustainability-Oriented Innovation is no longer a one-trick pony.
Jason Jay, Sergio Gonzalez, and Marine Gerard
Climate Change
The Climate Custodians
Global custody banks are in a position to become climate custodians for corporations and institutions.
Robert G. Eccles and Tim Youmans
Climate Change
Tradeoffs in Sustainability-Oriented Innovations
The sustainability tradeoff isn’t just profit vs. planet — it’s also short term vs. long term.
Tima Bansal, Hadi Chapardar, and Joel Gehman
Climate Change
What’s Your Strategy for Supply Chain Disclosure?
Today’s supply chains are required to be lean, agile, sustainable, and — increasingly — transparent.
Donna Marshall, Lucy McCarthy, Paul McGrath, and Fiona Harrigan
Boards & Corporate Governance
Environmental and Human Rights Assume a New Urgency for Boards
Global economic leaders have made it clear: Companies cannot neglect environmental and human rights responsibilities.
Olivier Jaeggi
Climate Change
Finishing School for Social Intrapreneurs
The Aspen Institute’s Business and Society Program develops business leaders for a sustainable society.