Global Sustainability Report 2020

Global Sustainability Report 2020, es un informe auspiciado por el bufete de abogados Baker McKenzie’s cuya misión es apoyar y servir a las comunidades en todo el mundo, dado el impacto que reconocen tiene su trabajo en las personas, en el medio ambiente, las comunidades y la sociedad en general, por ende, tienen el deber no solo de responder, sino de tener un impacto positivo. Bajo ese ideal, en el 2018, realizan una evaluación para identificar y priorizar los problemas ambientales, sociales y de gobernanza (ESG, siglas en ingles) que impactaron e impactan en la empresa, utilizan el resultado de la evaluación para alinearse con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) y ver donde pueden hacer la diferencia positiva más significante. Los ODS con los que se han alineado (5,7,8,10,12,13, 16, 17) reflejan su compromiso y el de sus clientes con la inclusión y la diversidad, la acción climática, la anticorrupción y la ética, así como su compromiso de colaborar con empresas y organizaciones de ideas afines en todo el mundo. La alineación con estos ODS no solo les brinda un marco integral para avanzar en sus esfuerzos de Responsabilidad Social Empresarial, sino que también les brindan la oportunidad de asociarse con personas, clientes, gobiernos, organizaciones multilaterales y la sociedad civil, para trabajar juntos en la creación de un mundo sostenible. A lo largo del informe, resaltan que los ODS son importantes porque a) permiten asesorar a los clientes sobre los problemas de sostenibilidad en le horizonte para sus industrias, en riesgos y oportunidades. Se deben tomar medidas sobre el cambio climático, con practicas en energías renovables, clima y finanzas trabajando en conjunto y combinando la experiencia para abordar los desafíos y oportunidades multifacéticas de cual es el mayor problema a largo plazo que enfrenta la humanidad; b) son vitales para la forma en que se atrae y retiene talento, las generaciones como los millennials constituyen una proporción cada vez mas grande de la fuerza laboral y cada vez mas quieren trabajar para fines determinados

The Bottom-Up Approach: An Integrated Global-Local Strategic Planning Process

The United Nations Global Compact is on the way to making corporate sustainability a transformative force - demonstrating how the private sector has a critical role to play in realizing a more equitable, prosperous and sustainable future. Over 8,000 companies and 4,000 non-business participants operating in 160 countries have joined the initiative and are working towards this end. To unleash the full transformative potential of the Global Compact, action must be taken at the local level. Global Compact Local Networks in more than 85 countries, all in different stages of development, are convening companies and acting on key issues at the ground level. In an increasingly interconnected and interdependent world, Local Networks generate value for companies by enabling them to transparently engage and partner with relevant local stakeholders. These collaborations are driven by real social and market-based incentives that spur business to address sustainability challenges. This document outlines a Bottom-Up Approach to develop a global-local strategy for the Global Compact and Local Networks to unleash the full potential of business engagement in the Post-2015 era

The Sustainable Development Goals: A Guide for Business and Management Education

Realizing the Sustainable Development Goals through responsible management education is the vision of PRME. This is at the core of everything we do, and we believe it is the most important work of our lifetime

The EU and ‘pro-poor’ contributions to sustainable development in the post-2015 consensus

The EU has expressed a long-standing commitment to sustainable development, from the 1997 Treaty of Amsterdam through to the current Europe 2020 strategy for sustainable development and inclusive growth. Commitment at a regional level has been matched by the role the EU has played at a global level, particularly in relation to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This collection examines the EU's role in supporting the post-2015 consensus through a discussion of the EU’s trade and development policy, with a particular focus on the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries

UNPRME Sustainable Development Goals Overview

In September 2015, all 193 Member States of the United Nations adopted a plan for achieving a better future for all – laying out a path over the next 15 years to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and protect our planet. At the heart of “Agenda 2030” are 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 related targets that address the most important economic, social, environmental and governance challenges of our time. The SDGs clearly define the world we want – applying to all nations and leaving no one behind. We are all in agreement on where the world needs to go. The new global goals result from a process that has been more inclusive than ever, with governments involving business, civil society, higher education and citizens from the outset. The Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), an initiative by the United Nations Global Compact, is a collaborative, collegial learning community that thrives on sharing good practices to inspire and champion responsible management education, research and thought leadership globally. Successful implementation of the SDGs will require all players to champion this agenda; the role of higher education is critical to this

Alcohol industry corporate social responsibility initiatives and harmful drinking : a systematic review

Background: There is growing awareness of the detrimental effects of alcohol industry commercial activities, and concern about possible adverse impacts of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, on public health. The aims of this systematic review were to summarize and examine what is known about CSR initiatives undertaken by alcohol industry actors in respect of harmful drinking globally. Methods: We searched for peer-reviewed studies published since 1980 of alcohol industry CSR initiatives in seven electronic databases. The basic search strategy was organized around the three constructs of 'alcohol', 'industry' and 'corporate social responsibility'. We performed the searches on 21 July 2017. Data from included studies were analyzed inductively, according to the extent to which they addressed specified research objectives. Results: A total of 21 studies were included. We identified five types of CSR initiatives relevant to the reduction of harmful drinking: alcohol information and education provision; drink driving prevention; research involvement; policy involvement and the creation of social aspects organizations. Individual companies appear to undertake different CSR initiatives than do industry-funded social aspects organizations. There is no robust evidence that alcohol industry CSR initiatives reduce harmful drinking. There is good evidence, however, that CSR initiatives are used to influence the framing of the nature of alcohol-related issues in line with industry interests. Conclusions: This research literature is at an early stage of development. Alcohol policy measures to reduce harmful drinking are needed, and the alcohol industry CSR initiatives studied so far do not contribute to the attainment of this goal

Sustainable procurement strategies for competitive advantage: An empirical study

Procurement plays a key role in sustainability as policies and practices need to extend beyond organisations' boundaries to incorporate their whole supply chains. There is, however, a paucity of empirical research on sustainable forms of procurement initiatives currently being implemented in the UK construction sector to improve competitiveness - which is the core driver of this paper. In order to achieve this aim, a mixed research methodological approach was adopted to collect and analyse data. The findings are based primarily on quantitative data obtained from 53 completed postal questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with 17 professionals from 12 UK construction organisations. As revealed by this study, sustainable procurement is becoming increasingly important in the UK construction sector. The paper concludes that the process of integrating sustainable procurement initiatives into existing business models is often a complex issue. Therefore, there is an urgent need to explore the drivers and impediments associated with the successful integration of sustainable procurement initiatives into existing construction business models. It is also suggested that there is a need for cross-sector collaboration to capture and share best and worst practices relating to sustainable procurement strategies

Sustainability-oriented innovation: a systematic review

types: ArticlePre-print draft of article submitted to International Journal of Management ReviewsIn this article we systematically review the literature relating to Sustainability-Oriented Innovation (SOI), and present a model to help understand different types and phases of SOI in companies. SOI involves making intentional changes to organizational mind-sets and values, as well as the products, processes or practices that produce environmental and/or social benefits in addition to economic value. The model distinguishes between contexts of Operational Optimization, Organizational Transformation, and Systems Building, and is populated with a range of innovation practices illustrating what firms do to become more sustainable. The model is developed from a review of 127 articles from the academic and practitioner literature and focuses on the period between the two Earth Summits (1992-2012). The systematic review forms the foundation of this paper, but we supplement and populate the model with instances of SOI activity drawn from more recent practitioner literature to provide richer insights into contemporary pioneering SOI practice."This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Sustainability-oriented Innovation: A Systematic Review, International Journal of Management Reviews, 2015, which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ijmr.12068/abstract. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.