Issue Brief: Distributed Generation

Taking Control of the Power

10 Aug 2010 – Article

Recent changes in technology and regulations, and an increasing concern over the environmental impacts of large-scale power plants, have driven new interest – and investment – in distributed generation.

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Five Principles for Sustainable Brands

Relevant, Responsive, Reliable, Resilient and Transformative

07 Jun 2010 – Article

SustainAbility's five principles for ensuring that sustainability is good for brands – and that brands are good for sustainability.

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Open.com

The role of open data in corporate responsibility and sustainability

23 May 2010 – Article

Why corporate sustainability strategists must usher in a new era of collaborative reporting and open data.

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Issue Brief: Economics of Ecosystem Services

Valuing nature

13 May 2010 – Article

Can placing a price on ecosystem services help prevent further degradation and depletion of the natural resources society depends on?

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Rate the Raters, Phase 1

Understanding the Universe of Corporate Sustainability Rankings

13 May 2010 – Publication

This paper concludes the the first phase of for our research project to better understand the universe of external sustainability ratings and to influence and improve the quality and transparency of such ratings.

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Open Good, Closed Bad

16 Apr 2010 – Article

John Elkington and Alex Hammer on how social media technology is leveling the playing field in stakeholder engagement.

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Knaves Turned Honest (Food Ethics Council)

Can 21st century finance sustain 21st century agriculture?

01 Mar 2010 – Article

Alexa Clay and Sophia Tickell look at whether 21st century finance can sustain 21st century agriculture.

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Enhancing Stakeholder Engagement Through Web 2.0

23 Dec 2009 – Article

SustainAbility's provides an analysis of current uses of web 2.0 for stakeholder engagement, an overview of the platforms currently used, and a range of company examples and case studies.

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The Biodiversity Challenge for Business

2010 is International Year on Biodiversity, but what might it mean for business?

01 Nov 2009 – Article

John Elkington and Jennifer Biringer suggest that biodiversity may soon force its way higher on the corporate sustainability agenda.

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Two Degrees Is Too Much

08 Oct 2009 – Article

With the clock ticking as we approach COP 15 in Copenhagen, Gary Kendall explains why the 2°C threshold for dangerous climate change is so important.

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Our Number's Up and It's 350

08 Oct 2009 – Interview

John Elkington talks to Bill McKibben, the man behind 350.org, the global campaign on climate change.

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A Crisis is a Terrible Thing to Waste

14 Sep 2009 – Article

Michael Sadowski looks at the role of corporate responsibility after the recession.

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Adventures in Bridging the Divides

Mobilizing Companies and Investors to Move Beyond the Crisis

14 Jul 2009 – Article

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Where Next with Social Media? (Época Negócios)

04 Jul 2009 – Article

John Elkington and Alex Hammer explore the implications and likely future of social media in driving new forms of corporate innovation and engagement on sustainability.

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Issue Brief: Displacement

Making displacement work for everyone

01 Apr 2009 – Article

This issue brief explores ways in which companies that displace can ensure the rights of the displaced are respected – and in the best of cases, responsible companies can leave them economically and socially better off.

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