Guest Blog | Shareowners to Companies: Take Action on Climate!
Guest Blog | Shareowners to Companies: Take Action on Climate!

According to the latest Proxy Preview, a comprehensive overview of the 2016 shareholder season, this may well be the “Year of the Environment”—with a focus on climate.

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BlogGuest PostGuest post, Holly, Shareholders, shareholder activism, shareholder resolutions, Climate, climate action, companies, social license, stakeholders, shareowners, environment, sustainability, sustainable governance, SRI, ESG, climate change, corporate leaders, investors, investing, fossil fuels, risk management, carbon, energy, renewable energy, renewables, Stakeholder Engagement
Bold Clean Energy Collaboration Needed – More Oregons, Fewer Nevadas
Bold Clean Energy Collaboration Needed – More Oregons, Fewer Nevadas

We need bold, cross sectoral leadership among key stakeholders willing to engage one another to tackle our daunting energy challenges.

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BlogErik WohlgemuthErik, Clean energy, collaboration, climate change, climate, water, energy, energy grid, renewables, renewable energy, economic risk, utilities, solar, crony capitalism, fossil fuels, clean tech, climate resilience, stakeholders, regulators, energy security
Ahead of the Curve: Military Drives Environmental Action
Ahead of the Curve: Military Drives Environmental Action

The military is considered a bastion of conservatism by many. But the military’s approach to climate change is anything but conservative; it’s pragmatic.

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BlogFuture 500Former staff, Marvin, climate change, climate action, Climate advocacy, climate resilience, Climate, climate movement, environment, environmental action, environmental leaders, military, energy, energy security, renewables, renewable energy, Clean energy, solar, Solar power, fossil fuels, activism, climate activist, sustainability, defence, pragmatic, risk management, national security, extreme weather, global leaders, sustainability leaders, China, climate solutions
In 500 Words: COP21 Stakeholder Takeaways
In 500 Words: COP21 Stakeholder Takeaways

No, climate change has not been solved by this one agreement. However, from a stakeholder perspective, we see the Paris climate negotiations (COP21) as a success. 

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BlogFuture 500Former staff, Adam, COP 21, Paris Agreement, stakeholders, Climate, climate movement, climate, climate action, climate change, Climate advocacy, climate solutions, climate activism, NGOs, climate justice, environmental, environmental justice, policy, climate policy
How Industry Fuels the Anti-Plastics Movement — or Avoids It
How Industry Fuels the Anti-Plastics Movement — or Avoids It

Recycling and packaging campaigns come in a recurring cycle of waves that approach and recede, but rarely quite reach the shore. It’s time to change the cycle.

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BlogFuture 500Danna Moore, Former staff, plastics, sustainability, Stakeholder Engagement, NGOs, companies, corporations, plastic waste, activism, voluntary initiatives, lobbyists, advocates, closed loop, circularity, circular economy, recycling, campaigners, packaging, systemic change, systemic solutions, pollution
Q&A: Checking in with the Alliance for Water Stewardship
Q&A: Checking in with the Alliance for Water Stewardship

We check in with the Alliance for Water Stewardship, of which Future 500 is a Founding Partner, who officially launched its International Water Stewardship Standard.

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BlogKellen KleinKellen, Water, water security, water stewardship, Alliance for Water Stewardship, alliance, sustainability standards, Stakeholder Engagement, Q&A, stewardship, environment, collaboration, watershed, nature conservancy, pacific institute, NGOs, WWF, partnerships, partnership, multi-sector, corporations, environmental management, AWS, Sustainability
BP and Google Leave ALEC: Are Companies Finally Taking Climate Change Seriously?
BP and Google Leave ALEC: Are Companies Finally Taking Climate Change Seriously?

What does a mass exodus from the controversial American Legislative Exchange Council, or Alec, say about stakeholder engagement and climate campaigns?

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BlogKellen KleinKellen, ALEC, Climate change, climate, climate leaders, Corporate Activism, BP, Google, companies, climate activism, climate movement, brand politics, fossil fuels, environment, Climate advocacy, campaigns, shareholders, climate denial, consumer facing brands, millenials, executives, NGOs
Environmental Activism Needs “Good Cops” and “Bad Cops”
Environmental Activism Needs “Good Cops” and “Bad Cops”

The ol’ good cop/bad cop shtick: it has stuck around because it’s melodramatic and it kind of works. 

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BlogFuture 500Marvin, Former staff, Environmental activism, environmental action, stakeholder engagement, campaigns, campaigners, Sustainability, bottom line, triple bottom line, greenpeace, activism, activists, cooperation, corporations, supply chain advocacy, supply chains, Nike, sustainable brands, sustainable
Envisioning a Future with Less Doom and Gloom: Opportunities for the Next Generation of Optimists
Envisioning a Future with Less Doom and Gloom: Opportunities for the Next Generation of Optimists

When it comes to stories about the fate of the earth, headlines are usually dominated by tales of gloom and doom. 

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BlogBill ShiremanBill, environmental challenges, environmental, Environmental activism, environment, environmental leaders, environmental action, environmentalists, WWF, energy, carbon, carbon pricing, Sustainability, sustainable brands, sustainable, sustainability leaders, energy efficiency, Agriculture, food, food security, innovation, Market Forces, market solutions, EDF, forests, forestry, deforestation, zero deforestation, greenpeace, Greenpeace, business model, technology, Clean energy, clean tech, Exxon, fossil fuels, optimism, millenials, stakeholders, stakeholder engagement, force for good, companies
Green, but Mostly White… The Lack of Diversity in the Environmental Movement – Part 3
Green, but Mostly White… The Lack of Diversity in the Environmental Movement – Part 3

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BlogFuture 500Former staff, shilpi, diversity, diversity and inclusion, Race, racism, environmental, environmental movement, movement, environmentalism, environmental justice, minorities, representation, pollution, corporations, activism, marginalization, climate change, climate action, climate justice, ENGOs, NGOs, social justice, people of color
The New Retail Regulatory Norm, and What Business Needs to Do About It
The New Retail Regulatory Norm, and What Business Needs to Do About It

Increased globalization and U.S. political dysfunction have accelerated the establishment of a new norm of regulatory action—not regulation by law, but regulation by retail.

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BlogBrendon Steele Brendon, regulation by retail, corporations, corporate sustainability, NGOs, SRI, investors, Sustainability, consumer facing brands, supply chain advocacy, supply chains, retailers, Greenpeace, chemicals, ForestEthics, Sierra Club, advocates, zero deforestation, stakeholders, accountability, brand advocacy, globalization, Market Forces, market campaigns, carbon pricing, fossil fuels, environment, environmental impacts, environmentalists, reputation, upstream, upstream impacts, activists, activism, Environmental activism, corporate leaders, cycle of demonization, social impacts, social license, CSR, precompetitive collaboration, collaboration