Introduction: Social impact measurement is a labour intense and challenging endeavour that we all dream of doing, have the best of intentions of managing, and could find infinite uses for resultant data. If only we had the time and resources. Standards: Environmental reporting requires the identification of what you are measuring and how much it […]
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The largest real estate companies in Singapore have a strong management system to address climate change. The Singaporean government has been progressively setting policies and regulations to tackle climate change through sustainable buildings. Companies can accelerate their performance by investing in renewable energy, creating shared values for tenants through green leases and developing a green
The integration of sustainability within businesses has rapidly matured over the last decade. This is indicated by leading companies in East Africa adjusting their growth strategy to position more on being conscious of their impact on customers, employees and the environment. Notably, a number of organisations have evolved their strategies from feel-good CSR initiatives to
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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