Goals and Positions

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Companies Need to Take a Stand. Here’s How to Do It Right.

More than ever before, the public has turned its attention to business leaders and said “how are you going to be a part of the solution?” To help companies take a credible position, we have created a straight-forward eight-step approach that will help you to craft a comprehensive yet concise position statement on key issues.

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Are Corporate Position Statements on Sustainability Worth the Time and Effort?

Given the urgency for companies to improve their sustainability performance, you may wonder why I am spending so much time trying to get companies to write credible position statements. “Position statements, really? …that’s what you want to talk about?” Yep, I do. Let me try to convince you that, not only do they matter, they can be an effective catalyst to moving your sustainability agenda forward...

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Setting Strong Sustainability Goals Can Feel Hard. It Doesn’t Have To.

Customers, employees, communities, and even shareholders are demanding meaningful corporate action on sustainability. This blog post lists seven straight-forward questions to help you assess your company’s existing goals, or to consider as you develop your next round of sustainability goals.

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Trends in Sustainability Goal Setting: Credible Corporate Climate Goals

Climate change is projected to have significant impacts on economies, the stability of global financial markets, and the companies that operate within them. To address this crisis, companies are recognising they must set strong corporate climate goals. This blog post discusses encouraging and significant developments around climate goal setting in 2020-21.

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Emerging Trends in Climate Change Goals

Climate change is already having a significant impact on the environment, on communities, and on economies. To address this crisis, companies must set ambitious and credible climate goals. This blog explores trends we have observed around climate goal setting in 2021-2022.