Category Archives: Business

We take a look at another of our big trends this month – deglobalisation and the implications for supply chains. The topic first came to prominence during the pandemic; now mounting geopolitical instability and superpower rivalry make it even more … Continue reading →

This month we look at climate solutions and how to go beyond simplistic “net zero” rhetoric, at a time when public scrutiny of green marketing is escalating. In the US, the Federal Trade Commission is extending public comment for its Green … Continue reading →

Our topic this month is ESG Backlash, the second of the themes for the year we identified in our Actions for Business Report 2023. That backlash is coming from two directions, not one. The first source is noisy and grabbing the … Continue reading →

Despite the seeming ubiquity of the term ESG, understanding of one of its key components remains sketchy. Let’s be frank. For many in the investment management world, S means snooze when it comes to ESG. They’ve more pressing concerns – … Continue reading →

In the middle of the global pandemic, my colleagues and I at Corporate Citizenship took a fresh look out how to conduct an effective process to discern the most important issues facing companies in their sustainability agenda. 2020 was a … Continue reading →

“It’s all about the money, isn’t it?” That’s what the CFO of a French conglomerate said to me last week. Phrased as a question, he actually meant it as a statement of the blindingly obvious. Perhaps surprisingly for sustainability colleagues, my answer … Continue reading →

Mike Tuffrey, Co-founder of Corporate Citizenship, reviews a personal account of the inner workings of corporate sustainability at one of the world’s most recognisable brands. A “sustainability page-turner” is not a description one often finds associated with books in the … Continue reading →

Latest research shows companies are still falling short on the SDGs, while investors move to close the funding gap. That means 2019 is the year to ratchet up the corporate act. As the year draws to a close, the clock … Continue reading →

Progress by companies is proving patchy towards achieving the Global Goals. In a recent webinar, I discussed the need for them to embrace the logic of the business case and stop their pick-and-mix approach. The clock is ticking towards 2030 … Continue reading →

The government is rightly making firms report more about their employees. However big changes are underway in how companies organise their whole labour force, which the new approach misses, as well as the longer term trends towards automation. New corporate reporting … Continue reading →