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Part 3: Environmental Justice Roles in Companies
In Part 3 of our look at Environmental Justice (EJ), we conclude our series by defining what an effective corporate EJ position looks like based on insightful stakeholder interviews conducted by our team.
Part 2: Corporate Best Practices for Operationalizing Environmental Justice
Why should companies operationalize environmental justice (EJ)? We address this in part 1 of this series. Now we move from the “why” to the “how”. How do you operationalize EJ? What is the guidebook?
Part 1: Why companies should be paying attention to Environmental Justice
Due to decades of effort from grassroots to investors, Environmental Justice is here to stay, and forward-thinking companies are integrating it now.
Navigating Complex Stakeholder Priorities for a Global Plastics Treaty
With the INC-2 (Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee) Global Plastics Treaty negotiations in Paris having concluded, the complex network of thousands of government representatives, NGO advocates and activists, corporations, and investors may be home, but their work toward advancing a globally binding treaty is far from over.
What Will It Take to Be a Leader?
Stakeholder expectations are rapidly evolving. Here’s where corporate sustainability could be headed next.
Competing in a Time of Crisis
In case you missed our webinar with Mighty Earth CEO Glenn Hurowitz, here are three takeaways.
The Force For Good Forecast 2019
Future 500’s new handbook, the Force for Good Forecast 2019, helps business leaders minimize risk and maximize reward from the year’s leading social and environmental advocacy trends.
What Does it Mean to be a “Good Corporate Citizen” in 2019?
From the mail room to the C-Suite, companies are actively rethinking their own role in tackling big challenges. Here’s why everything is changing, and why that’s a good thing.
Fist Bump: Kayaks, Fleece, and Market Forces
REI raises the bar with their sustainable purchasing standards – and hikes up the incentive for lower-impact products in the outdoor industry and beyond.
Foes Turn Friends to Heal Oceans, Forests, and Climate
Earth Day 50 Challenge Unites Strange Bedfellows using the “Greenpeace-Walmart Effect”
Environmental Activism Needs “Good Cops” and “Bad Cops”
The ol’ good cop/bad cop shtick: it has stuck around because it’s melodramatic and it kind of works.
The New Retail Regulatory Norm, and What Business Needs to Do About It
Increased globalization and U.S. political dysfunction have accelerated the establishment of a new norm of regulatory action—not regulation by law, but regulation by retail.
10 Tips for Activists When Engaging Companies
We have often seen that activists achieve the highest outcomes with companies when they follow these key tips.