New Sustainability Book Launch We are excited to announce that we have launched a new book “All In: The Future of Business Leadership”. The book, co-authored by GlobeScan’s Chris Coulter, Mark Lee (SustainAbility) and David Grayson (Cranfield School of Management), identifies the essential attributes of high-impact corporate sustainability leadership and describes how companies can combine and apply those characteristics for future success. All In draws on the perspectives of thousands of experts globally as collected via the GlobeScan-SustainAbility Leaders Survey … “Launch of New Book – All In: The Future of Business Leadership”
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On May 31, GlobeScan and SC Johnson hosted an English/Spanish webinar, with a focus on Latin America, on how companies are raising the bar for transparency and why it matters. (See the recap of the Brazil-focused webinar from May 10 here) Chris Coulter, co-CEO of GlobeScan moderated the engaging conversation and shared his own insights from GlobeScan’s 20 years of global tracking on the sustainability agenda, and why fostering transparency is a defining characteristic of leadership. Kelly Semrau, Senior Vice President … “Webinar Recap | Making the Case for Building Trust Through Transparency (LatAm)”
GlobeScan and SC Johnson are delighted to invite you to a webinar on Thursday, May 31 at 9am CDT / 10am EST for an engaging conversation on how companies are raising the bar for transparency and why it matters. We’ll share with you insights from GlobeScan’s 20 years of global tracking on the sustainability agenda, with a focus on Latin America, and why fostering transparency is a defining characteristic of leadership. You’ll hear how SC Johnson – maker of trusted household products … “Upcoming Webinar | Making the Case for Building Trust Through Transparency (LatAm)”
GlobeScan and SustainAbility are delighted to invite you to a webinar to discuss the results of The 2018 Sustainability Leaders Survey. Join us for a dynamic and insightful conversation with global thought leaders who will share their insights on the 2018 survey findings and answer your questions on the current and future state of sustainability leadership. For your convenience, we are hosting separate webinars for Americas/EMEA and Asia Pacific audiences. We hope you can join us! On June 19, our Americas/EMEA webinar … “Upcoming Webinar | The 2018 Sustainability Leaders Survey”
Daryl Brewster is the CEO of CECP: The CEO Force for Good, where he spearheads the effort to engage a coalition of CEOs who believe that a company’s social strategy — how it engages with key stakeholders including employees, communities, investors and customers — determines company success. He has 30 years of corporate executive experience in the US and abroad, including as an officer for several Fortune 500 companies (Nabisco, Kraft), the turnaround CEO of a publicly traded company (Krispy … “Recognizing Leaders: Daryl Brewster, CECP”
On May 10, GlobeScan and SC Johnson hosted our first dual language webinar on how companies are raising the bar for transparency and why it matters. The lively discussion was moderated by Álvaro Almeida, Director, Brazil, GlobeScan. Chris Coulter, co-CEO of GlobeScan shared insights from GlobeScan’s 20 years of global tracking on the sustainability agenda, with a focus on Brazil, and why fostering transparency is a defining characteristic of leadership. Kelly Semrau, Senior Vice President – Global Corporate Affairs, Communication and … “Webinar Recap | Making the Case for Building Trust Through Transparency (Brazil)”
China’s basketball hero Yao Ming viewing the carcass of a poached elephant in Namunyak, northern Kenya (2015) Two forces are battling for the fate of the elephant, the last of the large land mammals, as witnessed in this National Geographic video. Apart from survival of the species, there is a lot of money at stake. Wildlife crime has an estimated value of USD 23 billion per annum, the fourth-most lucrative criminal trade globally after drugs, humans and arms. The ivory … “Research to the Rescue: Saving Elephants from Extinction”
Consumers have high expectations that the forest products they buy are sourced responsibly and free from deforestation. In fact, research conducted by FSC and GlobeScan in 2017 indicates that this was one of the most important factors affecting the purchasing decisions of consumers worldwide. However, despite these expectations, the research uncovered a significant trust gap. Whilst 79% of consumers expect companies to ensure that the products they sell do not contribute to deforestation, only a quarter (26%) have a lot … “Upcoming Webinar | FSC and GlobeScan on Targeting Untapped Global Consumer Demand for Sustainably-Sourced Products”
SDG Goal 17 Leadership Forum hosted by Unilever and GlobeScan Read the full report from our online discussion of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 17 on global partnerships for sustainability. Learn from the perspectives of 328 participants who explored how partnerships can help fund the Goals and scale up social entrepreneurs. Our discussion focused on the impact partnerships can have in the provision of new models of financing the Goals and in empowering small-scale social entrepreneurs to scale up … “Partnerships for Progress: Perspectives from the SDG 17 Leadership Forum | Report”
Join us for the SDG Leadership Forum for Goal 8 on Wednesday 13th June 2018. As part of our ongoing series of online dialogues, the SDG Leadership Forum for Goal 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) is a chance for us to make a significant impact together and advance progress on the Global Goals. The UNDP describes the importance of Goal 8 well: “Over the past 25 years the number of workers living in extreme poverty has declined dramatically, despite the lasting … “3M and GlobeScan to Host SDG Leadership Forum for Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth”
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GlobeScan and SC Johnson are delighted to invite you to a webinar on Thursday, May 10 at 11am São Paulo / 10am New York for an engaging conversation on how companies are raising the bar for transparency and why it matters. We’ll share with you insights from GlobeScan’s 20 years of global tracking on the sustainability agenda, with a focus on Brazil, and why fostering transparency is a defining characteristic of leadership. You’ll hear how SC Johnson – maker of trusted household … “Upcoming Webinar | Making the Case for Building Trust Through Transparency (Brazil)”
On February 15, the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business and GlobeScan co-hosted a panel discussion titled, “Corporate Sustainability Leadership: Past, Present and Future Trends”. Moderated by GlobeScan co-CEO Chris Coulter, who provided context throughout from GlobeScan’s expert stakeholder research on sustainability leadership, this informative panel conversation featured reactions and insight from corporate leaders at McDonald’s and PepsiCo. Watch the full recording of the event below, featuring: Jon Banner, EVP Communications, PepsiCo Francesca DeBiase, Chief Supply Chain and Sustainability Officer, McDonald’s … “Corporate Sustainability Leadership: Past, Present and Future Trends”
In March, GlobeScan launched our SDG Leadership Series of open, interactive, online collaboration forums on each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Our first Forum, hosted by Unilever, laid the foundations for the whole series with a focus on Partnerships for the Goals (#17). The event started with a video message from CEO Paul Polman and the discussions that followed explored how partnerships can help fund the Goals and scale up social entrepreneurs. The overall learning was that a successful … “GlobeScan Launches SDG Leadership Series of Online Stakeholder Collaboration Forums: Partnerships and Health”
The risk environment that faces global business is usually well mapped, from an operations perspective. Yet, this operational readiness masks a lack of preparedness in front of other types of external risks – ones that are more unpredictable and macro-societal in nature. On March 21, Christophe Guibeleguiet (co-CEO) and Lionel Bellier (Associate Director) from GlobeScan, and special guest Cécile Duprez-Naudy, Global Advocacy Lead at Nestlé hosted ‘Building Social Capital in a Volatile and Uncertain World’: an engaging 30-minute webinar discussion around … “Espresso Webinar Recap | Building Social Capital in a Volatile and Uncertain World”
The uncertain landscape in which businesses operate has become increasingly susceptible to the risk of social polarization. Once solely the remit of government authorities, responding to social polarization is now also likely to become part of business responsibilities. In a recent GlobeScan survey, 92 percent of corporate affairs practitioners see social polarization as representing at least a moderate risk to business in general, and nearly seven in 10 (68 percent) see it as a great risk. Although corporate affairs practitioners are increasingly … “What Can Business Do to Address Social Polarization?”
The risk environment that faces global business is usually well mapped, from an operations perspective. Yet, this operational readiness masks a lack of preparedness in front of other types of external risks – ones that are more unpredictable and macro-societal in nature. On March 21 at 12 pm EST / 4 pm GMT, we invite you to join Christophe Guibeleguiet (co-CEO), Femke de Man (Director), and Lionel Bellier (Associate Director) from GlobeScan, and special guest Cécile Duprez-Naudy, Global Advocacy Lead … “Upcoming Espresso Webinar | Building Social Capital in a Volatile and Uncertain World”
Join us for the SDG Leadership Forum for Goal 3 on Wednesday 28th March 2018. As part of our ongoing series of online dialogues, the SDG Leadership Forum for Goal 3 (Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Wellbeing) is a chance for us to make a significant impact together and advance progress on the Global Goals. In this live, online, text-based discussion, hosted by Johnson & Johnson and GlobeScan, we will focus on capacity building and empowering women in the healthcare … “Johnson & Johnson and GlobeScan to Host SDG Leadership Forum for Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being”
GlobeScan Leadership Forums The SDG Leadership Series is an open, online set of interactive events for stakeholders, hosted in the spirit of Goal #17: Revitalizing Global Partnerships for Sustainable Development. Over a period of two years we will have a series of 17 Forums with hundreds of stakeholders across the world. Each forum will focus on one global goal, connecting stakeholders to share ideas and action for making progress on the SDGs. The inaugural SDG Leadership Goal 17 Forum with … “SDG Leadership Series of 17 Collaboration Forums”
On the back of GlobeScan’s 30th anniversary celebration in 2017, we are incredibly proud to announce that GlobeScan has become a Certified B Corporation. Certified B Corporations are leaders of a global movement of people using business as a force for good. They meet the highest standards of overall social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability and aspire to use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. We joined the B Corp movement to support the growth and success of … “GlobeScan Announces Certification as a B Corp”
To help celebrate the 30th anniversary of GlobeScan, I had the great pleasure of speaking with our founder and current Chairman, Doug Miller, to gain his personal insights into the evolution of the company and its global context. Tell me about the origins of GlobeScan, our heritage and values. Back in 1987, the World Commission on Environment and Development was asked to formulate “A global agenda for change” in response to an urgent call by the General Assembly of the … “Collective Wisdom – Celebrating 30 Years of GlobeScan”
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The impacts of political, economic, and social instability are dominating the external environment in which companies operate. Among growing material risks, social polarisation is now emerging as a core area that companies need to prioritise, with nearly seven in ten corporate professionals viewing it as a great risk to business. The potential risks of a polarised society are manifold, but three main areas emerge as being highly associated with polarisation: instability, greater economic inequality and slowdown, and eroding trust. In … “Social Polarisation: Insights from Corporate Professionals – Spanish Report”
Simon Boas Hoffmeyer is the Sustainability Director of the Carlsberg Group. Simon has a background in strategy, business development, PR and communications, and has been developing business-driven sustainability solutions for the last ten years. He is responsible for the development and implementation of the Carlsberg Group’s sustainability programme Together Towards ZERO. GlobeScan co-CEO Christophe Guibeleguiet recently spoke with Simon about making sustainability relevant and accessible for consumers and how to develop partnerships to achieve concrete sustainability goals. Based on your experience, … “Recognizing Leaders: Simon Boas Hoffmeyer, Carlsberg”
Since 1987, GlobeScan has been providing evidence-led strategy to companies, NGOs and governmental organizations. While our work will continue to be based on insights and advisory support to help our clients around the world build more trust with their stakeholders, our ambition and focus have evolved with changing times. We are delighted to announce the launch of our new look website which kicks off GlobeScan’s fourth decade. We have repositioned our purpose to be about “building trusted leadership to create … “Celebrating 30 Years of GlobeScan With a New Look”
Largest-ever Ivory Consumer Survey Also Finds Awareness is Low 12 December 2017 – As a landmark ban on domestic ivory trade comes into effect in China at the end of this month, a TRAFFIC, GlobeScan and WWF survey found that the ban has widespread support from a majority of consumers surveyed and that it is likely to substantially reduce ivory purchase. However, many citizens are unaware of the upcoming ban. The ban is widely hailed by the international community as a game changer that, … “Report: Upcoming Ivory Ban Widely Supported by Consumers in China”