Five questions for ... Amy Hargroves of Sprint's sustainability program
Five questions for … Marcus Chung of The Children's Place apparel
July 2014
Sustainable business blog
Why collaboration is top of the agenda for the Global Reporting Initiative
Collaboration, openness and supporting evolution rather than revolution will be at the forefront of GRI's future strategy, the organisation's new CEO tells Jo Confino
Sustainable business blog
Open letter to Michael Meehan, new CEO of Global Reporting Initiative
Allen White, co-founder and former chief executive at GRI, outlines the challenges Meehan must tackle if sustainability reporting is to move from the margins to the mainstream
Sustainable business blog
Missed targets: when companies fail to keep their key sustainability promises
Companies like Disney, Target, Walmart and 3M receive little blowback when they fail to meet their environmental commitments
June 2014
Sustainable business blog
Lasting sustainable change won't happen through celebrity endorsements
The "star power" of endorsements from the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio and Prince William help publicize sustainability, but lasting impact will only come from practical and pragmatic changes over time
May 2014
Finance
Chasing Intel and AstraZeneca: the best and worst ESG stocks
As investors increasingly focus on environmental, social and corporate governance benchmarks, here are the best and worst performers, according to Thomson Reuters' new ratings portal
Conflict minerals reporting deadline: is your business ready?
The looming deadline for disclosing the use of conflict minerals from the Congo is generating mixed responses from US businesses and experts. Here are some reactions and advice
Supply chain
SEC: US companies not required to identify products with conflict minerals
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has halted part of its controversial rule - at least for now - but will still require companies to disclose the use of conflict minerals from the Congo
April 2014
Sustainable business blog
Ceres report: US corporate progress on sustainability remains incremental
Finance
The EU law on non-financial reporting - how we got there
Richard Howitt
January 2014
CEOs and thought leaders at Davos 2014: a selection of interviews
Sustainable business blog
Beyond sustainability reports: the state of play in CSR
Christine Bader
December 2013
Sustainable business blog
A look back at 2013's biggest sustainability themes in the US
Marc Gunther
The rise of renewables, the Rana Plaza tragedy, corporate coalitions around sustainability, and getting inequality onto the agenda - 2013 was a busy year for sustainability
