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”
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”
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”
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”
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”
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”
Based in India, Aditya Birla Group (ABG) was founded in 1857. With more than 120,000 employees worldwide and spanning 34 countries and 14 sectors, the Group is built on a strong foundation of stakeholder value creation. GlobeScan’s India Director Anup Guruvugari spoke with Tony Henshaw, Chief Sustainability Officer of ABG, about their strategy to build sustainable businesses. What does sustainability mean to ABG, a group with a legacy of more than 150 years in 35 countries and one of India’s first big … “Recognizing Leaders: Tony Henshaw, Aditya Birla Group”
GreenBiz Research, in partnership with GlobeScan, engaged 20 experts from around the world to get their views on the pathway to a more circular economy. The shift to a more circular economy offers a compelling solution to the way the world currently conducts business. Circularity has the potential to change economic systems and help avoid devastating impacts to our climate and society. But circularity cannot happen in a vacuum. Migrating to a circular economy requires systemic change, not only to … “Report: How Consumer Engagement Can Drive Circularity”