Month: July 2023

Supply chain volatility, incoming regulations, reporting requirements, and increasing stakeholder expectations have placed significant pressure on companies to set and achieve ambitious corporate goals that tackle complex sustainability challenges, build business resilience, maintain short-term profits, and enable long-term growth. 

To facilitate solutions-based discussions on the most pressing ESG challenges facing companies today, the UN Global Compact Network UK Annual Summit returns on 16-17 October 2023! 

Day One will be hybrid, hosted in person at an iconic City of London location, and Day Two will be hosted online. 

Across both days, the Summit will convene corporate, government, and civil society leaders to discuss how we can drive sustainability to ensure business success. Attendees will learn about best practices on various issues, including decarbonisation, transformational governance, sustainable finance, new reporting requirements, supply chain resilience, and more. 

Join us as we bring together diverse perspectives and foster meaningful dialogue to catalyse positive change and inspire a more sustainable future to do business in. 

Don’t miss out! Find more information and register here. 

Media Contact: 
Lily Venables 
Governance and SDGs Project Manager 

About the UN Global Compact Network UK 
The UN Global Compact Network UK is part of the world’s largest responsible business initiative connecting UK companies and other organisations in a global movement dedicated to driving sustainable growth. Through an extensive programme of activity, we promote practical sustainability leadership, share knowledge across sectors, and actively shape the responsible business environment to create a world we want to live and do business in. 

The United Nations Global Compact’s universally recognised Principles, rooted in UN treaties, provide a robust foundation from which we lead UK business action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We use our power to convene business and other organisations to find practical solutions to global challenges.

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Initially seen as a cost centre for senior management and boards, how can sustainability be turned into a source of commercial value for the business? In what ways can chief sustainability officers communicate through the lens of profit and loss? How can companies simultaneously deliver ESG performance and good returns to shareholders?

Featuring:

Randall Hopkins: Global head of ESG solutions, Nasdaq corporate platforms, Nasdaq

Viviana Sanchez: Board advisor and Independent consultant, sustainability and corporate strategy, Centre for Responsible Business at Berkeley Haas

Ben Ratner: Executive director, sustainability, JPMorgan Chase

Moderated by:

Kurt Harrison: Founder and co-head of the global sustainability practice, Russell Reynolds Associates

Click here to watch the full panel at The Economist’s 3rd Annual Sustainability Week US.

Click here to learn more about Nasdaq ESG Solutions. 

“A tapestry is made of many threads woven into one story. So are we.”

Tapestry, the parent company of renowned brands Kate Spade, Coach, and Stuart Weitzman, plays the vital role of seamlessly integrating the distinctive narratives, products, missions, values, and focus areas of each brand into a single tapestry. All three brands are united under Tapestry’s purpose, Stretch What’s Possible, which provides both cohesion and autonomy to each organization.

We invited David Casey, Chief Inclusion and Social Impact Officer, to unveil the company’s comprehensive approach to one of its most valuable stakeholders: its employees. In his first year, David immersed himself in the experiences of employees, gaining valuable insights into their realities, particularly with store associates. Equipped with this knowledge, Tapestry developed a framework focused on four core objectives to promote equity, inclusion, and diversity (EI&D).

Tapestry is also weaving new environmental practices into the way they source and sell, from embedding circularity into designer fashion through Coachtopia to supporting the World Wildlife Fund for responsible leather sourcing.

Listen for insights on:

Uniting brands with unique social impact focuses under a parent company’s purposeEmbracing circularity through second-generation designer productsAdvice to the C-Suite on prioritizing equity as a company

To listen to this episode and others, visit Purpose 360 Podcast.