«Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World»

Através do site do WBCSD, soubemos que o  Relatório anual  “Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World”, publicado pela Corporate Knights, foi ontem anunciado em DAVOS. «The Global 100 is the most extensive data-driven corporate sustainability assessment in existence, and inclusion is limited to a select group of the top 100 large-cap companies in the world. The Global 100 methodology for evaluating companies' sustainability or "clean capitalism" performance was cited as a leading global practice by SustainAbility in their Rate the Raters research program» e que «Among the member companies ranked in the list are Umicore, Natura and Statoil which took first, second and third place».

Por outro lado, via  Sustainability e Report, a  «Westpac has topped the list of the “Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World”» . E sobre este caso:

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“I am delighted that Westpac’s sustainability performance has been rated so highly on the global stage,” said Gail Kelly, Westpac chief executive. “It is wonderful recognition of the work of our people to help create a sustainable future and deliver long term value for our customers, employees, shareholders and the community.”

Westpac recently outlined its sustainability strategy to 2017, and Westpac highlighted several areas of performance in 2013, including an 87% employee engagement score and the fact that 42% of Westpac’s leadership roles are held by women and the banking group has set a new target of having 50% women in leadership roles by 2017. In 2013, more than 60% of respondents used some form of flexible work arrangement, up from 18% in 2010, while employees spent 423 weeks’ worth of time sharing skills with Indigenous organisations through Jawun Indigenous Corporate Partnerships secondments, bringing total time to around 76 work years since helping found the program in 2001, the bank said in a statement. (...)». Continue a ler.

E  palavras de quem também foi distinguido - Keppel Land:

 «Mr Ang Wee Gee, CEO of Keppel Land, said, “As environmental, social and governance issues dominate global agendas, we recognise that sustainability is no longer an option, but a necessity"». Leia mais.