Last week, the Sunny Delight Beverages Co. (SDBC) released its second sustainability report, which highlights the company’s 2009 sustainability achievements and establishes clear goals for the future.
For instance, with regard to environmental sustainability, SDBC says it wants to: (more…)
Tyson Foods, Inc., has released its third sustainability report, titled “Rooted in Tradition. Growing Responsibly.” The report, which is only available online, highlights progress the company has made on a wide range of social, environmental and economic goals in its US operations for fiscal 2008 and 2009.
What is the state of sustainability in business today?
That’s a provocative question, and one that Deloitte explores in-depth in its new report, Sustainability in business today: A cross-industry view.
The 20-page report offers insights collected from phone interviews with sustainability leaders of 48 US companies with revenues of more than $1 billion across five major industry sectors: automotive, consumer products, process and industrial, technology and telecommunications.
And, as Deloitte concludes, the state of sustainability in business today is quite complex and still evolving. Clearly, large companies in the US continue to be interested and involved in sustainability. However, significant challenges remain as sustainability leaders work to align company practices with company principles and essentially, guiding their organizations to “walk the talk.” From the report: (more…)
Yesterday, I wrote about Unilever’s new goals regarding sustainable packaging. Today, MillerCoors is making headlines with its newly released 2010 Sustainable Development report, which reveals several significant corporate sustainability achievements over the past year.
For instance, looking specifically at environmental stewardship in 2009, MillerCoors: (more…)
The vast majority of CEOs believe that sustainability issues will be critical to the future success of their business, and they want investors to more accurately value sustainability in their long-term investments, according to a new survey by Accenture and the UN Global Compact.
The survey involved 766 CEOs and top executives, including face-to-face interviews with over 50 of the world’s foremost business executives.
This new research found that: (more…)
