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Should oil and gas companies be excluded from sustainability rankings?

3 reasons why inclusion of oil and gas companies in sustainability rankings don’t pass the gut check.

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Measuring Blind Growth (GDP) is a Flawed Approach: A Sustainable Economy will...

The GDP measures the value of all transactions for goods and services. But many agree that its biggest flaw is that it say little about 'the welfare of a nation.

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Canada’s Oilsands Links Emissions to Negative Health Impacts. Canada needs an...

Last week an Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) panel released a report confirming the odours released from a Baytex Energy Corp. oil sands processing facility may have been the cause of health complications.

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11 Ways to Build WIN-WIN Corporate-NGO Partnerships

Partnerships are an effective approach for corporations and NGOs/nonprofits to invest their complementary expertise into solving some of the world’s most daunting economic, social, and environmental...

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Just Because It’s Legal Doesn’t Make it Ethical

Anyone who tells you, or simply implies, that whatever is legal is also ethical is most likely indulging in self-serving rationalizations.

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Your Reputation is at Risk: Why SEC Compliance Should Be the Least of Your...

Reputational risk is no laughing matter. Manage your supply chain with sustainability in mind and corporate embarrassment will be one less thing to worry about.

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Report: Climate Change is “Risky Business”. Who is Best Positioned to Solve...

"I have come to believe that climate change is the existential issue of our age. I don’t believe we have a focus or action in relation to it that is remotely commensurate with the risk that we face. I...

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We’re at a unique point in history. Disruption: The Movie

This is the story of our unique moment in history. We are living through an age of tipping points and rapid social and planetary change. We’re the first generation to feel the impacts of climate...

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Why You Need a Sustainability Narrative

It is not enough for your company to commit to sustainability. You must find a way to effectively tell your Sustainability Story with meaning and purpose.

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Should Government Legislate that Companies Must Disclose Information Relating...

Recently the European Commission adopted a groundbreaking CSR directive (effective 2017) requiring companies to disclose information on policies, risks and outcomes related to environmental and social...

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CSR on Steroids: 28 Environmental and Social Goals that Define a “Future Fit...

We are uneasy about the pace of progress towards flourishing human societies and thriving economies on our finite planet - so we created the Future Fit Benchmark.

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(VIDEO) GDP is so 20th century – Social Progress is the metric of the 21st...

GDP is a measurement tool invented in the 20th century for the development challenges of the 20th century. In the 21st century need a tool that faces the new challenges that we face.

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