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Your future approach to materiality & ESG: key considerations for companies
Your future approach to materiality & ESG: key considerations for companies
By Susanne Katus
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A CEO’s Call to Action: Make Science Sexy Again. Corporate Survival Depends on It.
A CEO’s Call to Action: Make Science Sexy Again. Corporate Survival Depends on It.
By Susanne Katus
Contributions
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How can you engage with end-users and stakeholders during research?
This is where technology can help you to monitor market changes that influences your research - e.g. for corporate ESG strategy, keeping an eye on regulatory changes, reporting practices, media attention helps a company to proactively address emerging risks and opportunities. You can then use these insights to educate and engage key stakeholders, and showcase that you have sufficient oversight.
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How can you engage with end-users and stakeholders during research?
In-person discussions - in the form of working groups, Board committee meetings, or workshops - can be useful when you have data to guide the discussions. Fortune 500 companies are increasingly using technology to identify and prioritize the key ESG issues that matter most, and access meaningful insights that can help to educate internal and external stakeholders about how they will address those issues - from both a risk and opportunity perspective. Oftentimes, these corporate leaders will complement the data insights with survey responses from a focused group of stakeholders to better understand their position on the issues and be more thoughtful about where the biggest education gaps/opportunities lie.
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How can you engage with end-users and stakeholders during research?
From a corporate ESG/sustainability perspective, stakeholder engagement remains an important component of good governance. As ESG strategy matures, corporate leaders recognize more and more that the best way to engage stakeholders (executives, the board, investors, employees, local communities, partners, suppliers) is to lead the conversation with insights from primary data sources (e.g. regulations, corporate reports, media sources). This way, they can have better informed discussions about the issues that matter most - e.g. they first identify that human rights is an important issue due to changing regulatory requirements, best practices, competitive differentiation. They can use those insights to have a more productive dialogue/
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Europe's Race to CSRD: Which Countries are Leading the Pack? 👀 The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (#CSRD) has had companies…
Europe's Race to CSRD: Which Countries are Leading the Pack? 👀 The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (#CSRD) has had companies…
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I’m so excited to share “Moments That Make Us,” a series of in-depth conversations with iconic changemakers of all ages. Each of these women have so…
I’m so excited to share “Moments That Make Us,” a series of in-depth conversations with iconic changemakers of all ages. Each of these women have so…
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Very useful overview of the current status of the #CSRD transposition in European Union Member States by Datamaran. Nod to David Carlin for sharing.
Very useful overview of the current status of the #CSRD transposition in European Union Member States by Datamaran. Nod to David Carlin for sharing.
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Experience & Education
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Datamaran
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Mentor
Women & Sustainability
- Present 2 years 6 months
Education
W&S strives to empower female leaders in sustainability and to help them effectively navigate social and environmental inequities by building an inclusive network of professionals.
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Mentor
Year Up
- Present 10 years 4 months
Economic Empowerment
Year Up's mission is to close the Opportunity Divide by providing urban young adults with the skills, experience, and support that will empower them to reach their potential through professional careers and higher education.
Year Up's intensive one-year program provides high school graduates and GED recipients between the ages of 18-24 with a combination of hands-on skill development and corporate internship opportunities.
Mentors provide one-on-one support to help participants…Year Up's mission is to close the Opportunity Divide by providing urban young adults with the skills, experience, and support that will empower them to reach their potential through professional careers and higher education.
Year Up's intensive one-year program provides high school graduates and GED recipients between the ages of 18-24 with a combination of hands-on skill development and corporate internship opportunities.
Mentors provide one-on-one support to help participants navigate new experiences and shape their careers. -
Host Committee, Medshare Young Professionals' Events
MedShare
- Present 10 years 5 months
Health
Medshare is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the environment and healthcare through the efficient recovery and redistribution of surplus medical supplies and equipment to underserved healthcare facilities in developing countries.
Last year, the young professionals' of Medshare raised approximately $70,000 with the Second Annual YP Event. As a result, the group shipped a container of life-saving medical supplies to a women's hospital in Haiti.
This year, the group…Medshare is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the environment and healthcare through the efficient recovery and redistribution of surplus medical supplies and equipment to underserved healthcare facilities in developing countries.
Last year, the young professionals' of Medshare raised approximately $70,000 with the Second Annual YP Event. As a result, the group shipped a container of life-saving medical supplies to a women's hospital in Haiti.
This year, the group aims to ship four containers to a women's hospital in Haiti by raising $100,000+. Interested in contributing? Please get in touch. -
Board Member
JongOS
- 1 year 1 month
Civil Rights and Social Action
Network of young professionals working in international development and challenging the traditional 'development aid' mentality. Member of the Board of network consisting of 1,000+ young professionals.
Initiate partnerships between the public and private sectors to challenge the 'traditional development aid' mentality. Co-coordinate session at the 2012 'Our Moving Borders' event hosted by Earth Charter International. Enhance network engagement via social media outreach. -
Teacher
CEPIA (Asociación Cultura, Educación y Psicología)
- 1 year 10 months
Education
Non-profit organisation that seeks to promote culture, health, sports and education for children, teenagers, and their families from underprivileged backgrounds in the communities of Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Teach English language and Arts to children of various age groups.
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Co-Leader
Natural Ties
- 3 years 9 months
Social Services
Washington University based organization that promotes engagement with local community members with developmental disorders. Organize events and act as 24 hour member contact.
Publications
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Trends in External Assurance of Sustainability Reports: Update on the US
GRI North America
See publicationThe second edition in an on-going study on external assurance trends of sustainability reports published by US companies. The report provides an in-depth look at external assurance trends in the US, and shows that number of US companies seeking external assurance on their GRI-based sustainability reports is growing. In 2011, 10 percent of the GRI-based sustainability reports published by US companies were externally assured; in 2013, this number rose to 16 percent.
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Sustainability Reporting as a Strategic Tool for the Boardroom
Food Product Design: BOARDROOM JOURNAL
In this article of the Boardroom Journal, Maaike Fleur and I identify how your company can overcome the following four key challenges of being sustainable: (1) identifying the value of environmental and social impacts, and measuring risks; (2) aligning sustainability and financial goals; (3) converging the interests of shareholders and stakeholders, internally with senior management and externally with investors and consumers; and (4) managing the supply chain to enhance sustainable…
In this article of the Boardroom Journal, Maaike Fleur and I identify how your company can overcome the following four key challenges of being sustainable: (1) identifying the value of environmental and social impacts, and measuring risks; (2) aligning sustainability and financial goals; (3) converging the interests of shareholders and stakeholders, internally with senior management and externally with investors and consumers; and (4) managing the supply chain to enhance sustainable practices.
Read more to find out how.Other authors -
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GRI Sustainability Reporting Statistics Publication Year 2011
Global Reporting Initiative
Provides overview of global trends in GRI-based sustainability reporting. The slides may be used or reproduced as long as correct reference is given to the information source.
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Courses
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Climate Literary: Navigating Climate Change Conversations; University of British Columbia
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GRI Certified Training based on G4 Reporting Guidelines
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International Organizations Management; Université de Genève
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Poverty, Institutions and Development in a Comparative Perspective
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Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods for Social Sciences
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Research Methods and Techniques for Field Research
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Territories, Identities and Conflict in a Changing World Order
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The Power of Microeconomics: Economic Principles in the Real World; UC Irvine
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Theories and Politics of International Development
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Projects
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Transparency Track GLOBE 2014
Develop and implement Transparency Track at GLOBE 2014, North America's largest sustainability and business summit - to bring the topic of corporate transparency to the agenda at GLOBE for the very first time. Oversee session coordination and speaker relations in collaboration with the Globe Foundation. Develop and implement Transparency Track polling capabilities with KPMG Canada, GRI's Data Partner in Canada.
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Coordination of International Delegations to GRI Conference 2013
Promoting awareness of local sustainability developments at the 2013 Global Conference, international delegations from 13 countries/ regions attended the conference, including GRI's 6 Focal Points. 27% of the conference attendees participated in the international delegations, representing the following 13 countries/ regions: Australia; Brazil; China; France; Hispanic America; India; Japan; MENA; Republic of Korea; Russia & Central Eastern Europe; South Africa; South East Asia; and USA…
Promoting awareness of local sustainability developments at the 2013 Global Conference, international delegations from 13 countries/ regions attended the conference, including GRI's 6 Focal Points. 27% of the conference attendees participated in the international delegations, representing the following 13 countries/ regions: Australia; Brazil; China; France; Hispanic America; India; Japan; MENA; Republic of Korea; Russia & Central Eastern Europe; South Africa; South East Asia; and USA.
Activities include: Initiate and establish 6 delegations from non-GRI Focal Point countries/ regions; coordinate the production of the public and private delegation sessions, activities and benefits prior to, during and after the conference.Other creators -
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Our Moving Borders 2012
Inspired by Earth Charter, Our Moving Borders is an innovative series of international sessions. In a joint series with Ruud Lubbers of Earth Charter International, JongOS challenged the participants to activate their move toward sustainable development. Are you ready to make your move?
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2013 Global Conference on Sustainability and Reporting
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From the 22 - 24 May, 2013, over 1600 sustainability leaders and practitioners from business, finance, accountancy, consultancy, civil society, government, labor and academia convened in Amsterdam, the Netherlands to discuss, debate and take on the key challenges and opportunities on the path to a more sustainable future.
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Languages
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French
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Spanish
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Dutch
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English
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