The FINANCIAL -- As 2020 comes to a close, British Airways has reflected on its commitment to having a positive impact in the communities it serves across the world. The airline has published a summary of its community investment activity in 2020, highlighting everything from the huge generosity of its customers and colleagues through Flying Start, the airline’s global charity
Read More »The FINANCIAL -- Held on the margins of the 2015 World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, the UN Global Compact hosted a CEO Dinner Roundtable event to discuss its Africa Strategy and how it can address issues of
MoreThe FINANCIAL -- Three-quarters of the world’s annual emissions of greenhouse gases are now limited by national targets, according to a new study published by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE.
MoreThe FINANCIAL -- Around 250 sustainability experts will gather on five continents to identify fifteen opportunities to address five major global risks. The result will be a map of opportunities for businesses and governments alike to be published in the second edition
MoreThe FINANCIAL -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed seven new Members to the Board of the UN Global Compact, the world’s largest voluntary corporate sustainability initiative.
MoreThe FINANCIAL -- Stock exchanges from around the world joined UN Women, UN Global Compact and the Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) Initiative to ring their opening or closing bells in support of gender equality and to highlight the pivotal role of the
MoreThe FINANCIAL -- The UN Global Compact – the world’s one of the largest corporate sustainability initiatives – released the Guide to Corporate Sustainability: Shaping a Sustainable Future. This new guide lays out the five defining features of corporate sustainability, which the
MoreThe FINANCIAL -- The practice of corporate sustainability is moving beyond ad hoc, opportunistic efforts to embrace a more holistic, strategic approach that pursues transformational goals, frequently through partnerships that engage multiple entities, including competitors, suppliers, governments, and NGOs. So says a
MoreThe FINANCIAL -- New York -- Global Compact Local Networks have adopted a more robust Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that sets forth requirements for networks on governance and accountability measures. Agreed at the XII Annual Local Networks Forum and effective 1 January
MoreThe FINANCIAL -- The Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel hosted live presentations of the Corporate Social Responsibility of leading Georgian companies last week. The event which was organized by The FINANCIAL, invited key speakers from the American Chamber of Commerce, International Chamber of Commerce
MoreThe FINANCIAL -- Corporate Social Responsibility does not mean one-handed charity campaigns for Alliance Group Holding (AGH). AGH considers CSR to be an integral part of its management. Its internal policy is based on respect for human rights, gender equality, environmental protection,
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