Nasdaq pushes for diverse boards while two asset managers continue to vote down most climate-related shareholder resolutions
Storebrand dumps anti-climate lobbiers, while Uber lobbies against
Big business and the public rally behind Black lives, while major grocers go from Heroes to Zeroes in a few short months
Zero: Cargill Sadly, there is no shortage of choice for the title of Worst Company on Earth. A host of sweatshops surely qualify, as do
For the past three years in a row, Volkswagen has sold more vehicles than any other carmaker on the planet. Yet that achievement has won
Hero: Seychelles’ blue bonds First, in 2007, came the “green bond,” the debt instrument that has raised hundreds of billions of dollars for projects to
Hero: It’s not easy for Jim Estill to assess whether his unusually generous support for Syrian refugees has helped or hurt his business. Estill is
Hero: When it comes to damaging our planet, the fast-food industry has much to answer for. The attractions of cheap burgers and drive-thru coffee are
Hero: When the talk turns to electric vehicles, it’s typically about pioneering sedans like the Tesla S, Chevy Bolt and Nissan Leaf. Away from the
Heroes: Kenneth Frazier may have ushered in a new era of boldness in U.S. business leaders’ approach to divisive social and political issues. On August
Hero: VF American apparel and footwear company VF became the latest corporation to overhaul its sourcing policy targeting deforestation and human rights violations in the
Hero: Unilever Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever announced a new transparency initiative in February intended to provide a detailed breakdown of all ingredients in each
Hero: United Egg Producers United Egg Producers (UEP), the agricultural cooperative representing 95 per cent of American egg producers, announced plans in June to eliminate
Hero: Cargill Cargill, one of the world’s largest food processing and commodities traders, announced plans in March to reduce the use of antibiotics at its
Hero: Campbell Soup Company In a significant break from its peers, American food processing giant Campbell Soup Company in January became the first major U.S.
Hero: Kering French luxury goods holding company Kering took another step towards fully measuring its ecological footprint by publishing a consolidated 2014 environmental profit and loss
Hero: Novo Nordisk Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharmaceutical company largely dedicated to diabetes treatment, launched a six-month diabetes awareness campaign in July in conjunction with
Hero: Archer Daniels Midland Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), one of the world’s largest agricultural processors and food ingredient providers, has committed to a “no-deforestation”
Hero: Kaiser Permanente Health care conglomerate Kaiser Permanente announced an ambitious clean energy shift in February that will ensure 50 per cent of electricity used at its
Hero: Asia Pulp and Paper Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) was designated a Zero by Corporate Knights back in 2012, after a Greenpeace investigation uncovered
Hero: Tyson Foods Tyson Foods, the second largest pork processor and marketer in the United States, recently issued new animal treatment guidelines to its pork suppliers regarding
Hero: Walmart Executives at the Walmart Global Sustainability Milestone Meeting in September rolled out two ambitious initiatives meant to reduce chemical and pesticide use throughout
Hero: General Motors General Motors announced in July that it generated over $1 billion from recycling and reuse revenue in 2012. With 90 per cent of waste
Hero: Procter & Gamble Officials at Procter & Gamble (P&G), the world’s largest consumer product brand, announced in April that 25 per cent of the
Hero: A.P. Moller-Maersk Group Following a public relations campaign led by Danish shipping powerhouse A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying’s government promised
Hero: Marks and Spencer The British department store Marks and Spencer (M&S) announced in late October it has committed to eliminating the use of toxic
Hero: General Electric General Electric announced in September that it had successfully recycled 100,000 refrigerators and freezers through the UNTHA Recycling Technology (URT) system. The
Hero: Office Depot Office Depot has been named to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) list of 2012 Energy Star leaders for its greenhouse-gas reduction
Hero: Loblaws Loblaws, the Canadian supermarket chain with over 70 stores, announced in June that it is on track to meet its year-end 2013 goal
Hero: Vale Canada Vale Canada, a subsidiary of the giant Brazilian mining firm, broke ground in April on a $2-billion retrofit of its Copper Cliff
