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Moving From Sustainability Talk to Action

3BL Media

How do we balance environmental considerations with large renewable developments? Investments and commitments made to enhance water supply, water restoration, and destressing water basins demonstrate corporate social responsibility. Why is this a triple-bottom-line issue? Water is key for survival.

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Meet the women warrior accountants pushing the envelope on climate action

Corporate Knights

In the last two decades, accounting has been transformed by the shift in corporate culture that has seen corporate social responsibility move from the margins to centre stage , and sustainability migrate from the marketing office to the banner flying over the entire operation. Todd wasn’t alone. They’re coming.

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Global Perspectives on the Difference Between CSR and ESG

3BL Media

This lack of consensus is evident in the way Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) are used from country to country, region to region. The CSR programs companies invest in or develop internally are not tied to how their organization makes money. How is CSR defined?

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Climate Finance: Moving Forward After COP26

3BL Media

Financing, both from private and governmental sources, is required to drive tech development and expand decarbonization efforts to all geographies, industries, and stakeholders. An estimated $100 billion per year in investment is required for financing climate related issues, a target that developed countries were aiming to achieve by 2020.

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Book Review: the New Sustainability Advantage

Edouard Stenger

It shows ” how the benefits of the “triple bottom line” can increase a typical company’s profit by at least 51 to 81% within five years, depending on the company’s size and industry sector, while avoiding risks that could jeopardize its financial wellbeing. This is now done.

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Equator Pure Nature CEO Peter Wainman named “Expat Entrepreneur of the Year for Corporate Social Responsibility” in Thailand in 2019

Eco-Business

was named the "Expat Entrepreneur of the Year for Corporate Social Responsibility" at the Thailand International Business Awards 2019. We view our entire mission as corporate social responsibility," Wainman said. The numbers have risen similarly sharply in China and other rapidly developing nations.

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The 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

She became intrigued by her clients’ requests for investments with a triple bottom line — and the very notion that profitability and impact needn’t be mutually exclusive. . The first inspired her quest to find a job with "purpose" while the second woke her to the possibility of bringing that mission to a corporate role. .

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