Upcoming Webinar: Purposefully on Purpose: How Purpose Can Build More Societal Trust in Business

On March 15 at 11am EST / 8am PST / 3pm GMT, we’ll be jointly hosting a webinar with Sustainable Brands titled “Purposefully on Purpose: How Purpose Can Build More Societal Trust in Business.” The degree to which brands are embracing Purpose is growing and revolutionizing what a company can and should stand for. Chris Coulter, CEO of GlobeScan, will moderate a discussion with three remarkable thought leaders: James Morris, Director, GlobeScan: James will present key insights from a global … “Upcoming Webinar: Purposefully on Purpose: How Purpose Can Build More Societal Trust in Business”

Five Global Mega Trends Shaping The Future

The events of 2016 have underscored just how volatile, complex and ambiguous the world is today. Drawing on insights that we have collected around the world from thousands of interviews and engagements with stakeholders and consumers, we take a look at the global shifts that will continue to shape the world for leadership organizations in 2017. A Polarized World History now confirms that we live in a fractured world with people polarized in their views on many issues and in … “Five Global Mega Trends Shaping The Future”

Recognizing Leaders: Dr. Mukund Rajan, Tata

Dr. Mukund Rajan is the erstwhile Brand Custodian at the Tata group of companies, now responsible for the sustainability practice there. Boasting global brands that include Jaguar, Land Rover, Tetley Tea, and Tata Steel, the Tata group of companies is one of the success stories of emerging economy companies going global. GlobeScan Chairman Doug Miller had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Rajan about Tata’s remarkable story, which remains relatively unknown outside of India. Dr. Rajan, I’d like to start with … “Recognizing Leaders: Dr. Mukund Rajan, Tata”

Let’s Forget 2016 And Remember 2015

The events of 2016 have underscored how volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous the world is today. Indeed, from the election of Donald Trump in the United States to Brexit to a range of corporate and political scandals across the world makes our VUCA world feel that much more difficult to navigate, especially given our acute economic, environmental and social challenges we face. But we must continue to rally to look for opportunities to make progress in the area of sustainable … “Let’s Forget 2016 And Remember 2015”

Recognizing Leaders: Lauren Moore, Johnson & Johnson

Lauren joined Johnson & Johnson in 2015, and is Vice President, Global Community Impact. She has held leadership roles in Corporate Social Innovation, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Philanthropic efforts at eBay Inc (2009-2015) and Starbucks Coffee Company (2000-2008). Prior to her work in Corporate Social Responsibility, she held leadership roles with several NGOs. GlobeScan co-CEO Chris Coulter recently interviewed Lauren to reflect on her first year in Johnson & Johnson and how the company is approaching health from a global community … “Recognizing Leaders: Lauren Moore, Johnson & Johnson”

Webinar Recap: Emerging Technology in the Supply Chain: The (R)Evolution of Monitoring

Supply chains are the arteries of modern economies, touching the lives of workers at production factories to end-consumers across the world. Operating within this complex global system is undoubtedly a challenge. Moreover, the complexities of our supply chains often become further entangled with obscure laws, cumbersome regulations and opaque governance. This is changing. Brands are becoming more transparent and supply chains are getting more daylight… but it is only just morning. Webinar 1: Supply Chain and Labor: Unfiltered Data Directly … “Webinar Recap: Emerging Technology in the Supply Chain: The (R)Evolution of Monitoring”

Recognizing Leaders: John Schulz, AT&T

John Schulz is Director of Sustainability Operations at AT&T. In this role, John works across the business, with customers and with credible third parties to identify how AT&T products and services can be important solutions for pressing environmental and social problems. John began his AT&T career in the Corporate Real Estate group and migrated into leadership roles with the Energy and Corporate Sustainability organizations. GlobeScan Director James Morris recently spoke with John about the key challenges we are currently facing … “Recognizing Leaders: John Schulz, AT&T”

Corporate Sustainability is a Team Sport

When something is described as a “team sport” it means that success can only be achieved when everyone on the team works together, and toward the same goal. How can this principle apply to corporate sustainability? The latest results of our 8th annual BSR/GlobeScan “State of Sustainable Business Survey” drive home the fact that, for companies to make greater progress in sustainability, all the players on the team (and the coach) need to work together much more effectively. The 2016 … “Corporate Sustainability is a Team Sport”

Conference Recap: HPE Living Progress Exchange at the GreenBiz Verge Conference

On September 21, at the GreenBiz Verge conference and online around the world, HPE, in conjunction with GreenBiz and GlobeScan, hosted a global interactive dialogue on how we can collectively drive the sustainability benefits of the Internet of Things to scale. The Exchange took place using GlobeScan’s new approach to stakeholder engagement: a real-time, online, text-based Collaboration Forum. The forum brought together experts from around the world to create a dialogue where we can learn from others, inspire fresh thinking … “Conference Recap: HPE Living Progress Exchange at the GreenBiz Verge Conference”