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New dawn for America – and for Reuters Events Sustainable Business
Terry Slavin, (Jan 28, 2021)

The return of the US to global climate leadership is the lead story in our new publication, The Sustainable Business Review. As well as analysis of developments in policy, corporates and investors, we interview WEF's Dominic Waughray, provide takeaways from Reuters Next, and launch a year-long partnership with Signal Climate Analytics looking at the world's 250 biggest GHG emitters
‘The meat industry’s failure to protect workers at their time of greatest hazard will hurt us all’
Felicitas Weber, (Oct 19, 2020)

Comment: Felicitas Weber, project director at KnowTheChain, says its latest human rights benchmark exposes an epidemic of ill treatment, with suppliers to brands including McDonald's, Burger King and Walmart among the worst performers, in stark contrast to how they are rewarding shareholders
‘Covid-19 has acted as an accelerator rather than brake on corporate climate action’
Dan Bakal, (Oct 2, 2020)

Comment: Dan Bakal of US sustainability non-profit Ceres reflects on Climate Week NYC 2020 and how the big net-zero commitments from the likes of Walmart, Morgan Stanley, Uber and Microsoft demonstrate how the unprecedented events of this year have woken companies up to the urgency of the climate crisis
The pitfalls and opportunities of business activism
Mary Martin, (Sep 15, 2020)

Comment: Mary Martin of LSE IDEAS says companies have to internalise the changes they are demanding if they are going to take a stand on social issues like Black Lives Matter
Boohoo and ESG’s emperor’s new clothes moment
Pendragon Stuart, (Sep 10, 2020)

Commentary: Pendragon Stuart of sustainability consultancy Sancroft explores the importance of environmental, social and governance ratings, the risk of greenwashing, and what to do about it
Reuters Events announces shortlist for 11th annual Responsible Business Awards
Native Ad, (Sep 8, 2020)

Kimberly Clark, ReNew Energy, Maersk, The NatWest Group, Aviva, Dow, UPS, The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, ABN AMRO are among 80+ nominees being shortlisted for this year’s Reuters Events Responsible Business Awards
‘As we return to work, it’s time to get real about stakeholder capitalism post Covid-19’
Peter Bakker, (Sep 3, 2020)

Comment: WBCSD president Peter Bakker explains what’s at the top of his agenda during the critically important final quarter of 2020
'To truly 'build back better', companies should be more transparent about their workforce practices
James Coldwell, (Jun 15, 2020)

The Workforce Disclosure Initiative offers firms a way to demonstrate how they intend to look after employees and suppliers in the months and years to come, says ShareAction's James Coldwell
‘Covid-19 and Black Lives Matter show why companies have to govern from the front’
Di Rifai, (Jun 10, 2020)

Comment: To survive the pandemic and other tectonic shifts of the 2020s, there needs to be a radical rethink in governance practices, including the current structure of four to six board meetings a year, argues Di Rifai of Creating Future Us
Building back better: Ethical Corporation examines what Covid-19 will mean for sustainability
Terry Slavin, (May 4, 2020)

This month's magazine considers the profound and far-reaching changes to global business in the wake of the pandemic, from a heightened awareness of biodiversity risk to how it may reshape corporate accounting
‘Could 2020 be the year we finally rewrite the social contract?’
John Morrison, (May 2, 2020)

Comment: John Morrison of the Institute for Human Rights and Business hopes that as the world picks up the pieces after Covid-19 there will be a fundamental change to the relationship between workers and companies
Access to water is ‘matter of life or death’ for millions amid growing pandemic
Mark Hillsdon, (May 2, 2020)

With one in four health facilities lacking basic water services, Mark Hillsdon reports on how Unilever and Colgate-Palmolive are among the companies helping to tackle the critical issue of water, sanitation and hygiene
From ‘E’ to ‘S’ and ‘G’ as responsible investors take stock post-pandemic
Mike Scott, (May 2, 2020)

Issues like fair tax and executive pay will be a bigger focus going forward as funds look beyond environmental factors in assessing performance, writes Mike Scott
In the afterglow of Davos, will it be more than business as usual?
Márcia Balisciano, (Jan 28, 2020)

As civil society and governments increasingly focus on concrete efforts to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, business must step up and do its part, says Márcia Balisciano of RELX, who chairs the UN Global Compact Network UK
Decision time for the planet: will the 2020s be the decade of delivery?
Terry Slavin, (Jan 5, 2020)

In the magazine this month Ethical Corporation kicks off 2020 with thought-leadership from leading commentators on what it will take for business to step up to the challenges of climate action and the SDGs over the coming decade
‘The clock is ticking on holding companies accountable for delivering the SDGs’
Paul Druckman, (Jan 2, 2020)

Paul Druckman of the World Benchmarking Alliance explains his organisation's mission to provide the first free, transparent and publicly available tools to assess companies' performance towards meeting the UN Global Goals

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