Managing Sustainability

Branson goes in search of Plan B for bottom-line thinking and incentives
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13 June — written by Tom Idle, 2degrees
Backed by an impressive line-up of business leaders, The B Team will attempt to find new ways of doing business in the 21st century - placing people and planet alongside …
Metrics and goal setting for sustainability
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11 June — written by Ann Elise DeBelina, ERM
Over the next four weeks, Ann Elise DeBelina will be comparing and contrasting four companies’ metrics and goals addressing non-financial performance. Here, she introduces …
Marks & Spencer’s continues impressive Plan A march with one billion eco-product sales
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14 June — written by Lucinda Broad, 2degrees
More than one billion products sold by Marks & Spencer’s last year were of a high environmental or ethical standard, according to the business. Around 45% of the company’s …
B Team: It all kicks-off, tomorrow!
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12 June — written by Michael Townsend, Earthshine Solutions Ltd
Richard Branson is at it again – pushing the boundaries – and this time, he’s looking for a better form of capitalism. Together with Jochen Zeitz, Branson has established …
Understanding your sustainability data
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11 June — written by Joe Jones, SustainIT Solutions
The first stage in building a sustainable ambition is understanding the foundations you’re building on, says Joe Jones. I’ve had a few discussions recently with existing …
Closing the gap between design and in-use energy performance
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12 June — added by Ginny Mackean, Institute for Sustainability
Our free Guide to Building Performance Evaluation is an introduction for all those interested in improving the energy and carbon efficiency of buildings. Feel free to …
Trends for environmental disclosure programmes
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5 June — started by Gabriella Zahzouh, BAT
Dear all, I am looking for some stats / nice graphs that show how requests for environmental disclosures programmes have increased - has anyone seen anything?For example, …
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Is climate change making us ill?
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7 June — written by Benny Goodman, Plymouth University
There is growing acceptance that human-induced global warming and unsustainable patterns of living are implicated in a health threat to individuals and populations, says …
Five questions to ask a sustainability consultant before you hire them
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15 May — written by Jennifer Woofter, Strategic Sustainability Consulting
Thinking of hiring a sustainability consultant? Then read these tips. Eight years of sustainability consulting experience have taught us a bunch of things. For example, …
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What are the biggest pain points for sustainability directors?
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7 June — started by Lucinda Broad, 2degrees
A 2degrees member says: I'm doing some research at the moment on the biggest pain points for CSR and sustainability directors in 2013 - does anyone have any articles or …