(3BL Media/Justmeans) – Companies with a global reach have a responsibility to use their business to help improve lives and create a better world. These companies can drive sustainable economic growth, promote financial inclusion, and support communities where they operate as a responsible corporate citizen.
(3BL Media/Justmeans) – Responsibility is about doing more together than one can do alone. Responsible companies foster relationships where ideas and resources are shared to inform and execute a robust corporate responsibility strategy. These companies actively listen to and involve stakeholders in identifying priorities, shaping strategy, and implementing solutions.
(3BL Media/Justmeans) – The built environment has an impact on the natural environment and the health and well-being of a local community. The responsibilities of global real estate companies include preserving the environment, strengthening of the communities where they operate, and creating healthy and productive places to live, work, and play.
(3BL Media/Justmeans) – ESG investing is fast becoming a mainstream area within the investment industry. An increasing number of investors are now adopting the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), and choosing companies that score high on ESG performance. Investors inclined towards responsible investments operate on the belief that in the long run addressing ESG issues will preserve and boost their portfolio returns.
(3BL Media/Justmeans) – Measuring and reporting on CSR goals and performance is no longer a mere promotional exercise for responsible companies. Informing stakeholders such as consumers, employees, investors, partners and government agencies is now integral to the sustainability strategy of businesses that recognize the value of CSR communication.
(3BL Media/Justmeans) – Recent research from the International Trade Center, the joint agency of the UN and the WTO, reveals that small businesses are the missing link to inclusive growth. Jobs are vital to participating in economic growth, and small and mid-sized companies account for almost 70 percent of global employment.
(3BL Media/Justmeans) – In the early nineties, while “green” was still only a color for most businesses, institutions and media organizations, a few began to recognize that the achievement of sustainable development could not be left to the government alone. One of the earliest signs of support from the industry came in 1990 when the International Chamber of Commerce issued a “Business Charter for Sustainable Development.”
(3BL Media/Justmeans) – Small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are typically defined as a business with fewer than 250 employees, and an annual turnover below 50 million euro. In most of the world economies, SMEs comprise nearly 99 percent of all businesses and between three quarters of the value added, making a key contribution to job generation.
(3BL Media/Justmeans) – Mining companies represent the beginning of the value chain for several sectors set to undergo significant change as part of the transition to a low-carbon economy, including utilities, industrials and transport. This transition represents new business opportunities, but also poses risks associated with shifts away from some incumbent commodity use.
(3BL Media/Justmeans) – Large companies around the world have the power as well as the responsibility to care for their employees, consumers, investors and the communities where they operate. Companies that have imbibed the do-good spirit are not just good corporate citizens, but they also enjoy a clear competitive advantage in today’s world.
(3BL Media/Justmeans) – Companies with a global reach have a responsibility to use their business to help improve lives and create a better world. These companies can drive sustainable economic growth, promote financial inclusion, and support communities where they operate as a responsible corporate citizen.
