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Announcing the UNEP FI Sustainability 2011 Global Roundtable

By Chris de Morsella on August 10, 2011 1 Comment 2011 Global Roundtable, Achim Steiner, Brazil, finance, Financial Sector, Gordon Brown, investment leaders, James Balsillie, Nassim Taleb, Research In Motion, Rio de Janeiro, sustainability, sustainability conference, The Black Swan, UK, UNEP, United Nations, United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, United Nations Environment Programme

Announcement for the upcoming: UNEP FI 2011 Global Roundtable sustainability conference that is occurring on the 19-20 October 2011 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, in Washington, DC. This is a biennial, high-level conference that typically attracts a select group of 600 plus sustainable finance and responsible investment leaders and thinkers for an intensive, two-day dialogue.

What Do Successful Corporate Sustainability Programs Have in Common?

By Aysu Katun on February 24, 2010 4 Comments 3Rs, A.T. Kearney, CA, Center for Business Excellence (CBE), Clint Wheelock, corporate sustainability programs, Crowe Horwath LLP, CSR, CSR strategy, Farmer School of Business, Miami University, Pike Research, Research In Motion, Shaw Industries Group, sustainability, sustainability committee, Sustainability goal, sustainability strategy, The McKinsey Quarterly, triple bottom line

According to the white paper, “Developing a Sustainability Strategy”, published by Pike Research, successful corporate sustainability programs share a common foundation and are supported by three key pillars: executive buy-in from the start, creation of an effective sustainability committee, and the establishment of clear and measurable sustainability goals.