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• Paschall Ph.D.

  … Officer at World Energy, as the Director of the Business and Environment Initiative at Harvard Business School, and as a Senior Consultant for Sustainable Business Strategies, among other corporate sustainability …

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  • April 24, 2020

• Running the Risk: How Corporate Boards Can Oversee Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Issues

  … for corporate boards to understand how these issues affect business strategy and performance. Impacts from these issues … and material, and can spread across multiple areas of a business. No longer off in the future or merely … and human rights abuses can affect corporate strategy, business objectives and performance over both the short and …

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  • November 20, 2019

• Target, U.S. Bank Join Ceres Company Network

  … to setting and achieving goals around our sustainable business practices. Reducing our environmental footprint is … forward to their partnership as we work to build a greener business and enact positive change.” Both companies … not have an appropriate roof, do not own their own home or business, residents in multi-unit buildings and low-income …

  • press
  • August 31, 2017

• Fast food giants ramp up climate commitments under pressure from investors in ‘breakthrough year’

  … chains. It’s been estimated that US$301 billion of business value is at risk unless companies improve and … understand the implications of a warming planet on business models, and think strategically about both the …

  • press
  • April 30, 2021

• Engage the Chain: An Investor Guide to Engaging the Food Sector on Sustainability Risks

  … These sustainability challenges pose financially material business risks for food and beverage companies, from price … practices. It’s in their best interest to do so, as business risks that affect company bottom lines can show up … about the social and environmental impacts driving material business risks for eight key commodities:  beef, corn, …

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  • June 7, 2018

• Companies Set A Higher Bar For Climate Risk Disclosure

  … is opening up in the battle against climate change—and business is leading the charge. Under the leadership of … Disclosures, are a big deal because they were developed by business for business. The task force was created by the G20 with one …

  • blog_post
  • December 14, 2016

• Ceres Sustainability Performance

  … CA office in the future.   Business travel Using monthly corporate … world. We work to transform the economy and build the business case for a sustainable future in engaging with … and practices are equitable. (Read  this Harvard Business Review article to learn why diverse teams are …

  • annual_report_impact_story
  • September 21, 2020

• 10 Steps Companies Can Take To Address Child and Forced Labor

  … Development Goals and the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights, we recently updated the  Ceres … processes, including procurement practices and strategic business decisions:  These processes should reinforce, not … innovators:  Support their efforts by demonstrating their business value and empowering them to create solutions. …

  • blog_post
  • September 9, 2016

• Global investors launch guide to drive engagement on climate risk with the electric utilities sector

  … for how these companies must act to adapt their business strategies to a 2°C climate change pathway. … policies and actions put in place to limit global warming. Business strategy and capital allocation decisions made now … demand and pricing, as well as how they plan to align their business model with the GHG reductions required to deliver …

  • press
  • April 28, 2016

• Advancing Equitable Workplaces

  … Workplaces Human rights are everyone’s business, and every business has a critical role to play in ensuring fair, safe … standards like the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and International Labor …

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  • July 22, 2019