Research / CSR

Unfinished Business: Perspectives from the Sustainable Development Frontier
The Regeneration Project, a collaborative and multi-faceted initiative by GlobeScan and SustainAbility, aims to provide a roadmap for achieving sustainable development within the next generation, focusing in particular on ways …
Green Excellence Country Benchmarking in Asia-Pacific
High-Income Economies Lead Green Initiatives; Low-Income Economies Have Vast Potential
Less Energy – More Growth
The new report "Less Energy- More Growth" describes the growth potential that comes from demanding more from less; why companies should form clusters, share knowledge and create a complete and …
Building Sustainability into Your Supply Chain Through e-Procurement
One of the first steps to take towards becoming a sustainable business is changing both the processes by which your organisation purchases through its supply chain, and the types of …
The business of sustainability: McKinsey Global Survey results
Many companies are actively integrating sustainability principles into their businesses, according to a recent McKinsey survey, and they are doing so by pursuing goals that go far beyond earlier concern …
The 5th annual Korean ESG review: Sustainability & stock returns - the correlation
The price returns of Korea's most sustainable companies since 2007 proof beyond doubt that sustainable investment is profitable, given the right research approach.
Sustainable Competitiveness Index
To measure the impact of sustainability on economic competitiveness, the World Economic Forum is developing a new analytical framework – the Sustainable Competitiveness Index (SCI). The SCI takes a long-term approach to highlight factors that could represent...
Ecodesk 2011 Sustainability & Finance Report
The Ecodesk 2011 Sustainability & Finance Report is a thorough financial and economics based analysis of sustainability data and strategy, affecting all sectors, and using the banks as examples of …
The nature of ecosystem service risks for business
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (BES) degradation and loss has gained business' attention in recent years. However, while a few leading businesses clearly understand the challenges, a considerable number of businesses …
The Transparent Economy
What is the future for corporate transparency and sustainability reporting--sometimes called 'non-' or 'extra-financial' reporting? This is the question we tackle in The Transparent Economy, a joint report by Volans …
Managing sustainable global supply chains
Designed for executives and senior supply chain, purchasing and sustainability managers, this systematic review synthesizes 194 studies spanning 25 years of research on sustainable supply chains and presents frameworks for …
Corporate sustainability: a progress report
KPMG's Climate Change and Sustainability practice is pleased to announce the final version of a publication titled Corporate Sustainability: A Progress Report.
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