About the 2020 Sustainability Leaders Survey The 2020 Sustainability Leaders, a GlobeScan / SustainAbility Survey, asked over 700 experts representing business, government, NGOs and academia across 71 countries to evaluate the progress of the sustainability agenda and the companies and organizations experts perceive to be leaders since 1997. We also analyze expert views on which companies are considered to be leading on integrating sustainability into their business strategy, as well as which NGOs are making the largest contribution to advancing … “The 2020 GlobeScan / SustainAbility Leaders Survey | Report & Webinar”
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Unilever, Patagonia, Ikea, Interface, and Natura &Co Most Recognized by Experts as Sustainability Leaders According to 2020 Leaders Survey: Four New Companies Join Ranking Experts also share views on the pandemic, suggesting long-term resilience depends on embedding sustainability and developing innovative new business models August 12th 2020 – Findings from the 2020 Leaders Survey by GlobeScan and SustainAbility show that Unilever, Patagonia, IKEA, Interface, and Natura &Co are again the most recognized leaders according to this annual global survey of … “The 2020 GlobeScan / SustainAbility Leaders Survey | Top Sustainability Leaders”
The 2020 GlobeScan-Ethical Markets “Beyond GDP” survey repeats questions asked in 2007, 2009, and 2013 polls in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Kenya, Russia, the UK, and the USA. The general public (n=1,000 in each country) were again asked to choose between continuing money-based GDP to steer national progress or to add statistics on health, education, and the environment. Overall, an average of 72 percent prefer broadening GDP with such additional data. These GlobeScan-Ethical Markets surveys were launched … “Global Survey Finds Most Prefer Expanding GDP with Health, Education, and Environmental Data”
Business leaders are responding to one of the most sweeping crises in recent memory, calling for both empathy and action to guide people through uncertain times. News reports, social media and conversations with loved ones are inundated with information and stories about the impacts and effects of the coronavirus. While we continue to weather this storm, it is important we remember the planet and its population are facing other substantial challenges which simultaneously cry out for our attention. It is … “State of the Planet a Worrying Concern for Future Generations”
Global business leaders have been focused on responding to one of the most sweeping set of crises in recent memory. Many leadership lessons will come out of COVID-19. These lessons will form the basis of significant organizational change and inform corporate planning for generations to come. For the time being, many questions remain for sustainability and public affairs / communications executives alike who are seeking to navigate a rapidly changing world: How are expectations toward the role of business shifting … “Global Insights to Help Navigate a Changing World”
As part of a new Global Corporate Affairs partnership, Oxford University and GlobeScan are working together to help senior executives and corporate affairs leaders improve their impact of the corporate affairs function. On June 24th we hosted a webinar and collaboration forum to share the findings from our inaugural Corporate Affairs Survey 2020. The forum format comprised a 60-minute livestream webinar moderated by Rupert Younger, Director, Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation that included a presentation by Chris Coulter, GlobeScan … “Webinar and Online Discussion Forum on Oxford-GlobeScan Corporate Affairs Survey 2020 Findings”
In June 2018, we stood on the main stage at Sustainable Brands 2018 in Vancouver to give the first presentation of our book All In: The Future of Business Leadership, which had launched that same morning. We like to think we gave an enthusiastic summary of the book that we had been working on for the previous 15 months (you can decide for yourself here). While writing took 15 months, it was a book 20 years in the making, as … “All In: Two Years On”
With the spread of COVID-19 creating a crisis that is unprecedented in living memory, there is not an element of our lives that has remained unaffected. And this is especially true for business. At GlobeScan and BSR, we spend our time working with some of the largest businesses in the world and we wanted to understand both the immediate effect on the sustainability efforts of the companies we work with and also to begin to understand what long-term implications they … “Today and Tomorrow: COVID-19 and the Increased Relevance of Corporate Sustainability | Report”
One in three fear their favourite fish will be off the menu by 2040 High levels of concern for our oceans are driving a new wave of consumer activism, research for the Marine Stewardship Council reveals, as consumers increasingly ‘vote with their forks’ to safeguard our oceans. The largest survey of its kind involving more than 20,000 people across 23 countries, conducted by independent insights consultancy, GlobeScan, reveals that 6 in 10 seafood shoppers (58%) already made changes to the … “Concern for the Oceans Drives Consumers to ‘Vote with their Forks’ for Sustainable Seafood”
On May 27, in partnership with Huawei, we hosted an informative webinar discussion about how progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be impacted in this post COVID-19 reality and the role of technology. During the outbreak of COVID-19, there have been many conversations, webinars, and convenings on how the world is changing and how we are adapting. In this webinar, we looked more long-term – how business and society can respond to the emerging new reality, using the … “Webinar Recap | Sustainability and Resilience: The World Post COVID-19 and the Role of Technology”
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GlobeScan is continuing to give back to the environment by planting trees through its partnership with one of the largest tree planting organizations in North America, One Tree Planted. During 2019, 4 million trees were planted worldwide – more than 1.8 million in North America, 1.2 million in Africa, 465,000 in Asia, and 423,000 in Latin America. Trees help clean the air we breathe, filter the water we drink, and provide habitat to over 80% of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity. … “Planting with Purpose to Create a Forest Built on Stakeholder Research”
In the wake of COVID-19, many aspects of our daily lives may be forever altered. Emerging from this period in which our normal activities have experienced such a dramatic change with a ‘fresh start’ attitude could allow us to refocus our efforts on healthy and sustainable living. But to do so, we will require a shift in our collective mentality that recognizes the opportunities present in this tumultuous time and applies the lessons learned to less tangible, more long-term threats. … “Looking Ahead to GlobeScan’s 2020 Healthy and Sustainable Living Research Program”
Oxford University and GlobeScan are pleased to announce the launch of a new Global Corporate Affairs partnership to help senior executives and corporate affairs leaders in organizations around the world improve their impact of the corporate affairs function. The partnership will leverage both organizations’ combined expertise in this area and will deliver enhanced insight into the roles, responsibilities, challenges, opportunities, and issues facing leading global corporate affairs professionals around the world. Chris Coulter, CEO GlobeScan said: “We are thrilled to … “Oxford University and GlobeScan Announce Global Corporate Affairs Partnership”
Between the COVID-19 pandemic and Netflix’s hit series “Tiger King,” wildlife trade is occupying our collective psyche at a level never been seen before. The Chinese government has announced that it will crack down on illegal wildlife consumption and outlaw the trade of many species that desperately need an intervention such as this to flatten their own curve — the one that sees some animals’ numbers in the wild dropping to zero. The Vietnamese government has announced it soon will … “How COVID-19 Changes Perceptions of Trade in Wildlife”
Earlier this month, GlobeScan hosted a special webinar and online collaboration forum on Purposeful Leadership in a Time of Crisis where we looked across the world at how business is responding to the COVID-19 crisis and what more business could do to demonstrate even more purposeful leadership. GlobeScan’s Global Landscape Review of over 200 corporate responses to COVID-19 provides insights on how businesses have moved rapidly from the initial stages of business adaptation and philanthropy to creating shared value and … “Purposeful Leadership in a Time of Crisis”
April 22, 2020: GlobeScan is joining forces with CVS Health, IKEA, PepsiCo, Visa, Walmart, and WWF International among others to conduct its Healthy & Sustainable Living study to better understand how companies can inspire and enable healthy and sustainable living. Building on the 2019 launch of this ten-year insights program, the consumer research across 25 countries will help identify opportunities to close the wide gap between peoples’ desire to live more sustainably and to what extent brands are helping them … “Purpose-Driven Brands Partner to Identify Opportunities for Healthy, Sustainable Living with 25-Country Consumer Study”
Since their first hotel was established in 1957, the Hyatt Hotels Corporation has continued to grow. In 2020, Hyatt has over 100,000 employees worldwide servicing nearly 900 properties across 20 brands in 60 countries. As part of their corporate responsibility, Hyatt drives change across their value chain to help protect the environment, human rights and animal welfare, and to support inclusion and diversity. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has awarded the company a rating of 100 percent in the HRC … “Recognizing Leaders: Lucas Glanville, Hyatt Hotels”
7 April, Hong Kong – This World Health Day, as the world grapples with the worst public health emergency in recent memory, over 90 per cent of respondents surveyed in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong support a government-led closure of illegal and unregulated wildlife markets, according to new research for WWF. The recent outbreak of COVID-19 has brought the link between zoonotic diseases – those transmitted from animals to humans – and wildlife markets into sharp focus. An online survey … “Public Calls for Governments to Close S.E. Asia’s Wildlife Markets in Response to COVID-19”
Best Practices on Business Responses to COVID-19 On 2 April 2020, GlobeScan hosted a special webinar and online collaboration forum on ‘Purposeful Leadership in a Time of Crisis’ during which we shared timely research on best practice across the world of business responding to the COVID-19 crisis, and explored what more businesses could be doing to demonstrate even more purposeful leadership. Webinar and Landscape Review GlobeScan captured and categorized hundreds of examples of actions by business across the world in … “Purposeful Leadership in a Time of Crisis | Research, Webinar, and Online Forum”
Asian cities – and Hong Kong in particular – are facing greater challenges than ever before. The economic downturn, ageing population and housing crisis are just a few of the complex issues challenging all facets of society. What actions do people expect from businesses? How can business adapt and foster more inclusive, sustainable growth? Creating Shared Value is a powerful approach that prompts business to rethink its long-term competitiveness while improving social and environmental conditions where it operates. How can … “Webinar Recap | Creating Shared Value: Business Models with Social Impact”
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From cancelled conferences and social distancing to disrupted supply chains, not a corner of the global economy is immune to the spread of Coronavirus. Working remotely is growing steadily in popularity both voluntarily and by corporate directive. As more people avoid physical gatherings, GlobeScan is available to help organizations continue with ‘business as usual’ through our online stakeholder convenings, virtual collaborations and webinars. Catalyzing Action Through Collaboration Our unique Collaboration Forum platform brings stakeholder dialogue and collaboration to scale. Real-time, … “Benefits of Remote Working Through Online Stakeholder Engagement Techniques”
Founded in the 1940s, Vitasoy is one of the leading beverage companies based in Asia and one of Hong Kong’s most well-known brands. Recognising that sustainable plant-based nutrition is becoming ever more relevant in today’s world, the company leverages its purpose and product portfolio to drive sustainability in their business. In January 2020, Vitasoy entered the Top 100 of Corporate Knights, an index of the Global 100 most sustainable corporations in the world and is the first Hong Kong company to do so, which … “Recognizing Leaders: Roberto Guidetti and Simeon Cheng, Vitasoy”
People – especially younger generations – are increasingly looking to science and technology to help create a better future When asked directly whether they believe that science and technology can help create a better future, people across 25 countries surveyed almost universally agree that this is the case. However, young people are markedly more optimistic than older generations. Around half of those aged 18–24 (Gen Z) strongly agree with this notion, suggesting that the focus on science-based solutions will continue … “Growing Faith in Science and Technology: A GlobeScan Insight Report”
For decades, well-meaning and erudite social scientists, marketers and their researchers, activists, and advertisers have all been searching for a magic wand. With just one wave, that wand would shift consumers’ choice calculus from socially and environmentally harmful decision making, to instinctive inclinations that would save the planet. They (and we count ourselves at GlobeScan among them) have thus far failed to find it. The reason why? The assumption that consumers would simply do the right thing if presented with morally “better” … “Five Reasons the Time Is Right to Help Consumers Live Healthy and Sustainable Lifestyles”