Sustainability

environment (Robert, 2007). Actions taken by companies are a huge impacts on the local, national and the all community, that is why business have a responsibility to make sure the impact is positive (Paton, 2007). The environment: Talking about sustainability, means talking about the ability of a business to operate with success in the present without affecting its ability to operate in the future with the same success (Doherty, 2007). European governments and businesses have moved far beyond the

the capacity of future generations to meet theirs." Sustainable development is therefore based on two interrelated concepts: space and time. Every human being has the right to use the resources of the Earth, but also the duty to ensure their sustainability for generations to come. We consider that sustainable development is based on three aspects of human activity, called the 3 pillars of sustainable development, it is necessary to take into account as communities, businesses and individuals

inspired By nATure 7 2.2 inTernAl drivers For TrAnsFormATion The external drivers for transformation are reflected in internal drivers for change that each organization must address in order to survive this turbulent era: » Costs and risks » Sustainability » Value Creation » Operational Excellence Costs and Risks: As we approach limits of finite resources and face increasing regulation, costs will increase and become more volatile. Volatility in costs as well as increasing uncertainty caused by

Should sustainability be a profit-making business? Sustainability is one of the major points of today’s debates. In many sectors and many occasions this subject is mentioned. Very complex, tearing apart people because of its numerous aspects, this issue asks many questions. One of them is the following: should sustainability be a profit-making business? Like every difficult matter, the answer can’t be an easy one. Thus I think that both yes and no are valid answers, each in their own way. Sustainability

Air France-KLM est, pour la 6ème année consécutive, leader des compagnies aériennes dans les deux indices « Dow Jones Sustainability Index »- Dow Jones Sustainability World et DJSI Europe. Air France-KLM a été nommé pour la deuxième fois en 2010 « Super Sector Leader », soit leader du secteur élargi « Voyages et loisirs ». L’indice Dow Jones Sustainability World regroupe quelque 10% des entreprises les plus performantes parmi les 2 500 entreprises les plus importantes en termes de capitalisation

and Corporate Sustainability Background and Methodology In April 2009, BusinessWeek Research Services (BWRS) launched a research program to determine the attitudes and opinions of C-level executives with regard to the use and value of business analytics. The research program was designed to understand how companies can optimize business analytics to improve fact-based decision making. This white paper, Emerging Green Intelligence: Business Analytics and Corporate Sustainability, reviews a portion

URBAN DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY Final Report of the Working Group on Urban Design for Sustainability to the European Union Expert Group on the Urban Environment 23 January 2004 Contents: Summary Main report: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A. B. C. D. E. F. G. Page Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………… 7 The issues……………………………………………………………………………………. 10 Developing the vision……………………………………………………………………….. 18 The obstacles………………………………………………………………………………… 41 Recommendations……………………………………………………………………………

Simpler, stronger, greener Sustainability Report 2007 We make it easier to be green... Live Earth We entered a global partnership with Live Earth to help combat global warming. By joining forces with this largest global entertainment event in history, we inspired an estimated 2 billion people to lead a more energyefficient lifestyle. The asimpleswitch.com website is part of our campaign to encourage people to take simple steps to fight climate change, such as changing a light bulb. Visitors

global brands by building a packaging strategy that nurtures bright ideas from inside and outside the company. Jim Banks talks to Gilles Ghnassia and Andy Roberts about how working more closely with partner suppliers is helping to achieve true sustainability. For a company like Danone, owner of some of the most familiar global brands in the beverage and dairy food markets and showing rapid growth around the world, a powerful packaging strategy is key to the success of its many products. Through

Research and International Business Leaders Forum 3 Echo Research and the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) have partnered to produce this contribution to a better understanding of the drivers of success in the field of corporate sustainability and responsibility. We hope you enjoy reading A World in Trust: Leaders and Corporate Responsibility and find it helpful in your day-to-day business. Please do contact us with your thoughts on the issues it raises. Echo Research Global Leaders