“ESG ratings… it’s a bit of a zoo”
Podcast on ESG ratings: Peter Bakker, WBCSD’s President and CEO, talks with Euromoney
Tag: Aligning Retirement Assets
Danone, Firmenich SA and Unilever recognized as global sustainability leaders with triple A score by CDP
WBCSD members Danone, Firmenich S.A and Unilever are among the only six companies in the world to have obtained a “triple A” score by CDP in recognition of their leading environmental efforts in tackling climate change, fighting deforestation and protecting water cycles.
Staying competitive in a fast-changing world
he World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) today launched Staying competitive in a fast-changing world – Practical steps for future-proofing your business.
From purpose to action: making the transition to a flourishing society
e recent Business Roundtable Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation recognizes that companies have responsibility to a broad range of stakeholders – such as customers, employees, suppliers and the environment – on par with their responsibility to shareholders.
Mercer and the World Business Council release new resource to better help companies align retirement assets with sustainability
New York, New York 11 June 2019: Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) released its second Aligning Retirement Assets Toolkit – designed to help companies better align retirement funds with their social and environmental commitments. This work is the outcome of Aligning Retirement Assets, a WBCSD initiative that enables companies to better align retirement assets, […]
Aligning Retirement Assets develops new resource to help companies meet the growing demand for responsible investing
Geneva, 4 December 2018: Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) publicly launched Aligning Retirement Assets Toolkit #1 – The responsible retirement plan opportunity to help companies understand how retirement plans are governed and operated, as well as how social and environmental responsibility might be considered in different plan structures and contexts. Responsible investing, which involves […]
Top-tier asset managers join WBCSD initiative to help companies align retirement assets with sustainability
Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday 21 June 2018: Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)launched “Aligning Retirement Assets” (ARA), a new initiative that enables companies to better align retirement assets, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans, with their overall sustainability goals by integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations. As an aspirational goal, the project envisions that […]
Time to align corporate retirement funds with company values
Now that millennial-aged employees represent the majority of the workforce, it’s increasingly important that corporate management teams finds ways to engage these employees in the company. Creating defined contribution plans which connect to millennial core values – like solving human, social and environmental problems through their work and investments – can spur employee engagement, spark innovation […]