Insight of the Week: Most Recognized NGO Sustainability Leaders

Most Recognized NGO Sustainability Leaders % Experts, Total Mentions, Unprompted 2020 The World Wildlife Fund continues to lead as the most recognized NGO advancing global sustainable development among sustainability professionals across 71 countries across the world, with a sharp increase in positive perceptions since 2019. Greenpeace keeps a stable second position, driven particularly by strong recognition among European and Latin American experts. World Resources Institute is also increasingly pointed to as a leader, especially in North America. Notes: Question wording: … “Insight of the Week: Most Recognized NGO Sustainability Leaders”

Report: Delivering Enhanced Insights to Help Corporate Affairs Professionals Improve the Impact of the Corporate Affairs Function

As part of a new Global Corporate Affairs partnership, Oxford University and GlobeScan are working together to help senior executives and corporate affairs leaders around the world to develop the contribution and improve the impact of the corporate affairs function. In our inaugural Oxford-GlobeScan Global Corporate Affairs Survey 2020, we captured the views of Corporate Affairs Professionals on issues and themes of relevance to the function. Key research findings are summarized below. Most Pressing Global Risks to Business The most pressing … “Report: Delivering Enhanced Insights to Help Corporate Affairs Professionals Improve the Impact of the Corporate Affairs Function”

Insight of the Week: Most Recognized Corporate Sustainability Leaders

Most Recognized Corporate Sustainability Leaders % Experts, Total Mentions, Unprompted 2020 Unilever, Patagonia and IKEA once again hold the top three positions among the most recognized corporate sustainability leaders according to sustainability professionals. Microsoft and Ørsted enter the top ten this year. Natura &Co and Tata are the only companies based outside of Europe and North America to appear on the list of the highest-ranked companies. Notes: Question wording: What specific companies do you think are leaders in integrating sustainability … “Insight of the Week: Most Recognized Corporate Sustainability Leaders”

The 2020 GlobeScan / SustainAbility Leaders Survey | Report & Webinar

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”

The 2020 GlobeScan / SustainAbility Leaders Survey | Top Sustainability Leaders

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”

State of the Planet a Worrying Concern for Future Generations

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 Insights to Help Navigate a Changing World

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”

Webinar and Online Discussion Forum on Oxford-GlobeScan Corporate Affairs Survey 2020 Findings

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”

Today and Tomorrow: COVID-19 and the Increased Relevance of Corporate Sustainability | Report

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”

Planting with Purpose to Create a Forest Built on Stakeholder Research

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”