Can sustainable pay help build better companies and a better world?
I welcome Toby Heaps, CEO of Corporate Knights to my blog page. As a leading Canadian and international voice for clean capitalism and business sustainability, Toby provided insightful feedback to my recently released report, Sustainable Pay: how TSX 60 companies compensate executives for sustainability performance.
Excessive executive compensation not sustainable for companies – or society
In my last post I talked about using a few carrots in compensation schemes to encourage CEO action on corporate sustainability objectives. Today I alert you to another compensation issue that boards must address: excessive executive compensation and its role in the growing gap between rich and poor.
Structuring CEO pay to drive corporate sustainability behaviour
I like to hear, “We do it because it’s the right thing to do.” But often it takes a carrot to encourage the desired behaviour. Let’s face it, for most people a little incentive can reinforce the importance of “doing the right thing”. And it’s no different for corporate leaders.
Sustainable Purchasing – is this rock worth pushing up the hill?
Sustainable purchasing is a big rock. But we’ve moved it a good distance in a short time. In fact, some of the world’s largest buyers have made big commitments to sustainable purchasing practices.
Post 90s paradigm means embedding sustainability
If you were born before 1990 you probably missed a paradigm shift. Unfortunately, that applies to quite a few of us – especially to those of us born between the Second World War and the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. Whether we like it or not, conspicuous consumption was embedded in our lives.
Tips and Tools for Sustainable Purchasing
Sustainable or responsible purchasing can be a powerful tool for catalyzing a more sustainable economy. While green consumerism has yet to fulfill its potential as a driver of improved social and environmental conditions, B2B (business-to-business) and B2G (business-to-government) procurement can have considerable impact in the economy.
The Royal Wedding – a sustainable event?
When Kate and Will tied the knot last month, it was a family wedding, a production of The Firm and an international public-and-broadcast event all rolled into one. What interests me most about the Royal Wedding are the associated social and environmental considerations.
How Purchasing Drives Sustainability
If we purchase consciously, we can make our dollars work harder. We can target our purchasing to effect change beyond what we get back. Locally raised organic free-range turkey. Preloved mittens. A LEED Gold home. Camino Fair Trade chocolate.
Sustainable Business Decisions – A How-to Case Study of BC Hydro
We’d all like a window into the teenage brain to know what triggers a good decision. Equally, in the world of business, economics and government, we need to understand the dynamics of the decision-making process to achieve a “good” outcome.