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”
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”
On December 12 we hosted an engaging conversation on how business can invest in women to lead the way on the SDGs. We believe that by creating strategies and making investments that support women’s leadership on the SDGs, we’ll not only deliver on SDG 5 (Gender Equality), we’ll advance progress on all of the SDGs more quickly. In a discussion moderated by GlobeScan CEO Chris Coulter, Gail Klintworth, Business Transformation Director, Business & Sustainable Development Commission, Katja Freiwald, Global Partnerships and Advocacy Director for … “Webinar Recap | Mobilizing Women to Lead on the SDGs”
We are delighted to invite you to a webinar on December 12 at 11am ET / 4pm GMT for an engaging conversation on how business can invest in women to lead the way on the SDGs. We believe that by creating strategies and making investments that support women’s leadership on the SDGs, we’ll not only deliver on SDG 5/Gender Equality, we’ll advance progress on all of the SDGs more quickly. In a discussion moderated by GlobeScan CEO Chris Coulter, Gail Klintworth, Business Transformation Director, Business … “Upcoming Webinar | Mobilizing Women to Lead on the SDGs”
A GlobeScan Radar eBrief As part of our latest Radar research program, we asked citizens in 21 countries about their awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals one year on from the launch, as well as the views of those in 15 countries on different institutions’ performance in acting to implement them. While awareness is fairly low in 2017, nearly four in ten global respondents report having at least some awareness about the Goals. Among the general public around the world, corporate … “Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) | Report”
With all that has happened over the past 12 months, it felt appropriate to include this Star Wars reference in the title of this blog. Far from being gratuitous, I use it to highlight the positive reaction that many businesses have had to the significant political shocks and instability that we have been witnessing. In BSR and GlobeScan’s ninth annual Sustainable Business Survey, a majority of corporate sustainability professionals say they are confident that their companies will stay the course … “Stay on Target! Stay on Target! – Results from the Ninth Annual BSR/GlobeScan State of Sustainable Business Survey”
The march towards the implementation of the SDGs is gaining traction. An ever-growing network of stakeholders is willing to join forces to tackle these 17 societal challenges. Because the Goals relate to global problems that have a real impact on each of us as human beings, directly or indirectly, it is revealing to reflect on the idea of global citizenship and how it is progressing among the public. Continue reading this article at UNESCO.org
Mid-May 2017, more than 2,000 sustainability professionals gathered in Detroit for the annual Sustainable Brands conference. SB’17 Detroit’s theme Redefining the Good Life was designed to let delegates explore “how redefined societal aspirations are transforming the way brands deliver value for their customers.” During the opening night plenaries, Eric Whan of GlobeScan and Mark Lee of SustainAbility presented the results of the 2017 GlobeScan-SustainAbility Leaders Survey. The GSS Leaders Survey has been running for two decades and explores sustainability expert views … “Building the Good Life: Evolving Perceptions of Corporate Sustainability Leadership”
Brussels, Belgium, 22 May 2017 – Today more than three hundred representatives from business, government, and non-governmental organisations gathered in Brussels at the European Business Summit to discuss the Sustainable Development Goals and their value for Europe. CSR Europe’s conference at EBS focussed on the role that businesses can play in bringing about positive societal impact while at the same time generating shared value. At the conference, new research was presented, along with a call for greater collaboration inside companies, between companies … “CSR Europe Study Reveals Economic Potential of the Sustainable Development Goals for Europe and Imperatives to Meet the UN 2030 Agenda.”
CSR Europe, a leading European business network for Corporate Social Responsibility, and GlobeScan have partnered to deliver a survey among 160 European business leaders to explore the current state of play with companies and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Read the full report, press release, and explore the following infographic that highlights some of the key findings of our study. (click to enlarge)