Stock exchanges, with their pivotal position in the financial ecosystem and their ability to influence huge number of listed companies, are well-placed to provide a powerful boost to sustainability. Within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Singapore Exchange (SGX), together with Bursa Malaysia, has become the second stock exchange in ASEAN that mandates sustainability […]
It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change. Charles Darwin Does your organisation have a robust and actionable sustainability impact measurement practice? This benchmarking exercise of different impact measurement practices will give you some perspectives to chose the most suitable impact measurement practices that
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DONNÉES MONDIALES Un sac en plastique met environ 400 ans à se dégrader En 2017, 348 millions de tonnes de plastiques ont été produits 91% des déchets plastiques ne sont pas recyclés Planetoscope permet de visualiser en direct la production mondiale de plastiques DONNÉES CAMEROUNAISES Le Cameroun produit 6 millions
In India, the proliferation of NGOs is extremely palpable. As per one conservative estimate, the total number of NGOs is over 3 million (as of 2018), which means there are a total of around 31 lakh NGOs in 26 states. Karnataka, Odisha, and Telangana are still to adduce information about the number of NGOs, so
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted at the United Nations on 25 September 2015, sets out a very ambitious plan of action for the future of our planet and humanity, with the overarching objective of leaving no one behind. At its core are 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) comprising 169 targets. More than 193
Why is it important now to go back and study the basics of sustainability? Nowadays, we have many definitions of sustainability, some of these can be very different or more importantly incomplete or wrong. Sustainability definitions are often mixed with other concepts such as corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate citizenship. Maybe this mixing in
Maximizing the engagement with stakeholders brings about benefits that go beyond conventional risk management. It can open up opportunities and lead to learning, innovation and fundamental corporate transformation – to effect fundamental change in the company’s internal operations. It is, therefore, important for organisations to learn different practices of stakeholder engagement from companies around the
WHAT CAN BE LEARNT FROM THE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT OF COMPANIES IN JAPAN? Read More »
The global conversation on Sustainability continues to evolve as business men and women, leaders of state and industry, shift from the practices that they once believed served the best interests of their stakeholders to the explicit purpose of sustaining their businesses, while contributing positively through intentional impact on their surroundings. It is up to each
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Over the years, the international development community has shifted focus from donor dependent aid to strategic investments that offer the promise of long-term sustainability. Since 2010, Impact investing has been growing due to it’s potential to contribute to development objectives (promoting environmental and social good) while reinforcing economic growth (earning revenues), providing to be a
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Five years later, since the mandate of the 2% Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) spending per company, We notice that the concept of CSR (or social investment) has not reached the level of maturity needed for the market to progress further. Despite the push in laws and regulatory intervention the term CSR is still widely interpreted
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