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Here you will find case studies, articles and other sources showing how to be prepared and resilient, map trends and get ahead, envision a sustainable business and much more. Take a look!
A&Co – Articles and Projects
Sustainability= Quality of Life = Human Rights
Sustainability = Quality of Life = Human Rights If I had to summarize sustainability in one sentence, I would say it is guaranteeing quality of life for all, today and [...]
Human rights in the supply chain – Yes! We can!
Human rights in the supply chain – Yes! We can! Never before we have had so many discussions about how to guarantee human rights in the supply chain of so [...]
Setting a robust strategy towards the future you want
Setting a robust strategy towards the future you want Over the last years working as a consultant and in executive education programs (at the Boston College Corporate Citizenship Center, [...]
How to transform sustainability reporting (III)
How to transform sustainability reporting Let's talk about how to transform reporting from a burden into a tool to build a better future. Our earlier article zoomed in on materiality. Here's [...]
Top tips to cut the crap in reporting (II)
Top tips to cut the crap in reporting In the last decade, transparency and corporate reporting progressed tremendously, allowing society access to performance information that is usually not available [...]
Trends: the Fossil Fuel Emperor has no clothes!
Trends in the next decade: the Fossil Fuel Emperor has no clothes! If we are to ensure a good quality of life for everyone, rich and poor, right across [...]
King IV: it will make your Board ‘rock’!
King IV: it will make your Board ‘rock’! Boards of Directors of large companies are featuring more and more in the daily news and in business conversations. The reason [...]
How to avoid the materiality traps (I)
How to avoid the materiality traps This time of year, the materiality marathon is on. Companies and consultants are on a journey to define what topics should be included [...]
Using reporting to compete
Using reporting to compete The context A multinational company has a global presence and strong local competitors in almost all countries where it operates. As the market is becoming more [...]
Eradicating hunger globally – with companies?
Eradicating hunger globally – with companies? The context Imagine that your organization’s goal is the global eradication of hunger and malnutrition. There can hardly be a more fundamental goal, [...]
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Mario Abreu – Yes! Redesigning packaging to save our oceans!
Some months ago, Mario Abreu became Global Vice President for Sustainability at Tetra Pak. One of his team’s main tasks will be to support Tetra [...]
To know more, to achieve more, with Katherine Smith!
Nowhere else have I got such a precise idea of what this expression means as I have at the Boston College Corporate Citizenship Center working [...]
The superpower of frugal innovation
Igor Botelho is a rare combination of mindful grace and volcanic creative energy, acting together. He connects calmly and gently with all around him, with [...]
“I believe in being truthful, not neutral”, says Amanpour
“Democracy has 4 main pillars: free elections, independent justice system, unrestricted right of people to demonstrate peacefully and freedom of the press", said last week a [...]