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  • Climate Change Policy Options: Beyond Kyoto

    A GlobeScan / SustainAbility Survey

    09 May 2012 – Report

    Real action on the cost of emissions is an essential part of long-term strategy post Kyoto according to our latest survey.

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  • The 2012 Sustainability Leaders

    A GlobeScan / SustainAbility Survey

    28 Mar 2012 – Report

    In The 2012 Sustainability Leaders GlobeScan and SustainAbility asked experts which sectors of society and which companies are most effectively advancing the sustainability agenda.

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  • Citystates

    How cities are vital to the future of sustainability

    13 Mar 2012 – Report

    As models of characteristics such as connectivity, adaptability and decisiveness cities offer a compelling frame through which to understand and drive sustainability.

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  • Survey on Activism

    Results from The Sustainability Survey

    10 Jan 2012 – Report

    The latest Sustainability Survey on the role that activism plays in advancing the sustainability agenda.

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  • The Inescapability of Traceability

    Is Big Oil Next?

    05 Dec 2011 – Report

    Growing interest in supply chain traceability is set to become a major aspect of corporate sustainability - and is likely to affect an unsuspecting oil industry.

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  • Signed, Sealed... Delivered?

    Behind Certifications and Beyond Labels

    16 Nov 2011 – Report

    Signed, Sealed...Delivered? looks 'behind certifications and beyond labels' at how these tools, and the performance standards that underpin them, create business value.

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  • Survey on Sustainable Consumption

    Results from The Sustainability Survey

    08 Nov 2011 – Report

    Are we making adequate progress toward the goal of sustainable consumption? And, is it possible to achieve it in the context of continued economic growth?

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  • Survey on Key Challenges and Industry Performance

    Results from The Sustainability Survey

    19 Sep 2011 – Report

    What are the most urgent challenges facing society today? And which of 17 industry sectors are doing the most effective job of managing the most urgent challenges?

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  • Rate the Raters, Phase Four

    The Necessary Future of Ratings

    12 Jul 2011 – Report

    In this final fourth phase of our exploration of corporate sustainability ratings, we outline our vision for the necessary future of ratings - and issue a call to action for the raters themselves.

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  • Appetite for Change

    Reinventing the Global Food System

    23 Jun 2011 – Report

    Today's global food system is inherently unsustainable, and must be completely transformed. Appetite for Change was conceived to identify what change is needed, and the role the corporate sector must play in making it happen.

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  • Survey on Sustainability Leadership

    Findings from The Sustainability Survey

    11 Apr 2011 – Report

    GlobeScan and SustainAbility asked sustainability experts which sectors of society, which companies, and which visionary individuals are most effectively advancing the sustainability agenda.

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  • Signed, Sealed... Delivered? Phase One

    Eco-labels, trust and behavior change across the value chain

    10 Mar 2011 – Report

    The concept of eco-labels is simple, but the reality isn’t. This paper documents initial findings of research to better understand how firms are using eco-labels and emerging alternatives to create trust and influence behavior across the value chain.

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  • Rate the Raters, Phase Three

    Uncovering Best Practices

    22 Feb 2011 – Report

    Corporate sustainability ratings are going mainstream, but how they work in practice remains somewhat of a mystery. We have conducted in-depth evaluations of 21 ratings to shed light on good practices and make recommendations for improvement.

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  • Urbanization and Megacities in Emerging Economies

    Findings from The Sustainability Survey

    10 Feb 2011 – Report

    GlobeScan and SustainAbility surveyed sustainability experts and practitioners to explore how the rise in urbanization and the growth of megacities, particularly in emerging economies, will impact the corporate sustainability agenda.

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  • Reporting Change

    Readers & Reporters Survey 2010

    21 Jan 2011 – Report

    Sustainability reporting has grown and greatly evolved in the last 20 years, yet it is not always easy for companies to gain any in-depth insight on what the readers of their reports are doing with the information they work so hard to produce.

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