CSE trainings move beyond ESG metrics to show positive corporate results from incorporating the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Investors are increasingly calling for robust corporate sustainability reporting (CSR). Stakeholders…
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Social entrepreneurship is considered to be “the use of startup companies and other entrepreneurs to develop, fund and implement solutions to social, cultural, or environmental issues.” Social entrepreneurs bring innovation…
Social return on investment (SROI) represents a set of principles used to measure extra-financial value (environmental/social value) in relation to the resources invested. The goal is for this framework to…
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. ~ Margaret Mead When anthropologist Margaret Mead talked about changing the…
“Poverty: Punishment for a crime you didn’t commit” The Sustainable Development Goal 1 aims to end poverty in all its forms everywhere. Extreme poverty is a fundamental problem worldwide and…
More than 19 billion pounds of garbage ends up in our oceans every year, a great percentage coming from soda bottles and plastic bags. This number is expected to rise…
Leveraging Community and Skills in the quickly expanding Sustainability Sector CSE and our Business Network of Affiliates help companies and organizations improve business performance while promoting social, economic and environmental…
What do Nestlé, Adidas Group and Heinz have in common? For starters they are all successful, green, profitable companies. Looking closer one finds out that they are quite active in…
It has been one year since President Donald Trump had withdrawn from the Paris accord. The reasons behind this decision? The president had characterized global warming a “hoax” in the…
There are many paths to becoming a CSO – make sure you are honing the essential skills! In 2005, only 150 major companies had a Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO). Today,…
