B Corp Certification Standards are Evolving
B Lab or ‘Benefit’ Lab, the non-profit behind the B Corp certification, is called 'a Lab’ for a reason. B Lab’s social and environmental...
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Remke van Zadelhoff
- Apr 27
How to Engage with Suppliers in Your Decarbonization Journey
A company's scope 3 emissions, i.e. the emissions stemming from the upstream and downstream supply chain, typically take up the largest...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Apr 14
Top-10 Pressing Sustainability Topics in 2023
The Network for Business Sustainability, a global network of managers, researchers and other that work to advance the sustainability...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Dec 1, 2022
The B Corp Standards Are Evolving
The B Corp Standards are at the heart of the B Corp movement, defining social, environmental and governance best practices for for-profit...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Nov 10, 2022
What It Takes to Deliver on Your ESG Strategy
While a lot of progress has been made in recent years, many companies still treat sustainability/ESG as an afterthought: as a matter of...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Oct 20, 2022
ESG Reporting: An Overview of Upcoming Transformative Change
The ESG reporting landscape is on the verge of a big transformation: from being mostly a voluntary one that companies may opt to partake...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Aug 26, 2022
Carbon Offsets: Greenwashing or Good Business Practice?
Recently, there has been a lot of debate around carbon offsets. Many companies use carbon offsets to 'offset' or 'neutralize' their...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Jun 2, 2022
Carbon Neutral or Net Zero? Definitions and Differences explained
Carbon neutral and net zero are used frequently but what do they mean exactly and how are they different from each other? Also, how do...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- May 19, 2022
B Corp in 2021: a Year of Record Growth
While the number of B Corp certified companies has surpassed 5,000 by now, in 2021, the B Corp community grew to 4,300 businesses in 77...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Apr 14, 2022
Why Investing In Sustainability/ESG is Still Hard
Why do CEOs not hesitate to invest in training, a new plant, or IT equipment but when it comes to investing in the future of our planet...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Jan 27, 2022
Deloitte 2022 C-Suite Sustainability Report Reveals a Value-Action Gap
A recent survey of 2,000+ C-Suite Executives by Deloitte reveals that while executives are concerned about climate change, they struggle...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Jan 20, 2022
Key Sustainability Trends in 2022 and What It Means for Your Business
This 2022 Trends Reports by The SustainAbility Institute by ERM, paints an insightful picture of key sustainability topics this year....
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Jan 12, 2022
How do you embed Sustainability into your Business?
Over 90% of S&P 500 companies publish sustainability reports but that doesn't mean action on sustainability is embedded throughout these...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Dec 15, 2021
Lessons From a B Corp
All B Corp Certified companies join the B Corp movement. They envision a global economy that benefits people, communities and the...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Nov 3, 2021
Sustainability Disclosure: A Watershed Moment
Today, the 3rd day of COP26 in Glasgow, marked a watershed moment for sustainability disclosure. The IFRS Foundation announced the...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Oct 5, 2021
GRI Launches Major Update to Its Standards
Spurred by stakeholder feedback and to allow for greater alignment with emerging US & EU legal requirements, The Global Reporting...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Aug 10, 2021
New IPCC Report: Implications for Business and Investors
The UN’s latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (“IPCC”) report which was released on August 9th, 2021, paints a worrisome...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Jul 14, 2021
B Lab Announces Best for the World 2021 Lists
With a one-year hiatus in 2020 due to the pandemic, every year, B Lab recognizes the top-performing B Corps. This year, 767 B Corps from...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Jun 8, 2021
Introducing: The Value Reporting Foundation
Sustainability standards are converging. On June 9th, two well-known, voluntary sustainability reporting standards, The International...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Apr 30, 2021
Capturing Value from Corporate Sustainability
Are you wondering which management practices would help you to deliver business value from sustainability? This insightful McKinsey...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Feb 23, 2021
GRI and B Lab team up, linking the GRI Standards and B Impact Assessment
GRI and B Lab teamed up to help businesses understand the linkages between the GRI Standards Framework and the B Impact Assessment. The...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Jan 24, 2021
Corporate Knights' 2021 Global 100 Index is available!
Corporate Knights just released its 2021 Global 100 Index, a ranking of the top 100 most sustainable public companies in the world. This...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Jan 11, 2021
Defining Business Purpose in 2021: Six Key Trends
What does business purpose look like in 2021? 2020 disrupted the world in many ways, urging businesses to re-evaluate purpose through a...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Dec 7, 2020
B Interdependent: B Lab's Platform for Sharing Relevant Resources and Inspiration
B Lab recently launched a new platform called 'B Interdependent' to support businesses with additional resources and examples of...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Dec 7, 2020
Five Action Items for Boards to help embed Purpose in the Organization
Corporate Boards play a pivotal role in embedding purpose into an organization. An authentic corporate purpose and strong commitments to...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Nov 23, 2020
A Sampling of Corporate Sustainability Reports
Do you need ideas for your Corporate Sustainability Report or get a better handle on what a Corporate Sustainability Report entails? The...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Nov 17, 2020
5 Steps to Good Sustainability Reporting
The sustainability reporting landscape is rapidly evolving. Whereas only 20% of all S&P 500 companies published sustainability reports in...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Oct 30, 2020
The Business Case for Nature Conservation
What are the risks your company is facing due to natural capital erosion? And what opportunities are available to mitigate these risks...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Sep 21, 2020
Post COVID-19, 'Business as Usual' is not an Option
Deloitte's CEO, Punit Renjen, makes a clear case as to why 'business as usual' is not an option in a post COVID-19 world. Businesses have...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Sep 21, 2020
Progress Toward Comprehensive Sustainability Reporting
The five key global organizations, whose frameworks, standards and platforms guide corporate sustainability reporting, have announced a...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Sep 13, 2020
Improve your Firm's Impact and Resiliency? Move Away from a Shareholder Only Focus
Based on his new book "Better Business: How the B Corp Movement Is Remaking Capitalism", Mr. Marquis provides a helpful summary of why,...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Aug 21, 2020
Requirements for Shifting from Shareholder to Stakeholder Capitalism
The Business Roundtable, a lobbying group composed of the nation’s leading CEOs, announced that its members “share a fundamental...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Jul 21, 2020
What Do I Need to Report On?
The fifth and latest Carrots and Sticks database and report (2020) has been released. Read here about the 614 voluntary considerations...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- Jun 26, 2020
How to Make Sustainability Central to Your Business in a Post-COVID World
This insightful article argues that leadership support, careful planning, benchmarking, and having the right internal policies and...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- May 20, 2020
GRI Launches New Waste Standard
This Tuesday, GRI announced the release of its new standard on Waste. The standard helps to create a comprehensive understanding of the...
Remke van Zadelhoff
- May 14, 2020
Why Many Purpose-Driven Businesses Continue to Thrive during this Crisis
Businesses that have an authentic and integrated commitment to making a positive impact on all stakeholders instead of on shareholders...
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