Exemplary cases of sustainability leadership and intrapreneurship, and the qualities, ethical principles and/or dilemmas inherent within them.
Europe’s largest event on innovation and sustainability, Sustainable Brands '19 Paris — taking place this week — echoes the growing call for a shift away from ‘command and control’ styles of leadership. Because time is running out…
Across Europe, activists demanding more action on issues that matter have taken over the narrative. Tapping into business innovation to help change the world for the better is now firmly accepted as a crucial part of the puzzle. As speakers highlighted this theme in various ways throughout the day, three key lessons rose to the fore.
***“B Corp acts as a filter. You’re much more likely to get quality and follow-through in a long-lasting way from a B Corp.”* — Luke's Lobster co-founder Ben Holden**
***Is CEO activism going to represent authentic commentary leading to constructive social impact, or will it simply be a public relations tool? To find out at least half the story, we sat down with a leader from one such PR firm, Victoria Baxter, of the Social Impact Practice at Weber Shandwick.***
***Some of the world's most climate-progressive businesses worked together to shape short- and long-term plans at B Leadership Summit.***
***With his award-winning book,*** [**Core**](https://www.amazon.com/CORE-Single-Organizing-Change-Business/dp/178353785X), ***Gaught has bolstered the case for a radical rethink of the purpose of business by proving change is not only desirable but entirely possible***.
***Is a well-crafted Purpose Statement and a sharply defined set of Values enough to catalyse change in your organisation, guide decision-making and nurture a powerful culture over time?***
Cross-Posted from Organizational Change. ***The board of directors of any organization exists to provide vision and guidance. Ideally, they are meant to steer companies in the right direction, and keep them out of trouble.***
[Sustainable Brands 2019 Tokyo](https://www.sustainablebrands.jp/event/sbt2019/en/) (SB'19 Tokyo) was held on March 6-7, at the Hilton Tokyo. 189 leaders from both domestic and foreign companies and NGOs, and more than 2,240 participants took part.
***FMCGs need to accelerate innovation to keep up with changing consumer preferences for plant-based products and less packaging, to name a few.***
*CDP scored over 6,800 companies from A to D-; only the top 2% made the A Lists.*
Cross-Posted from Marketing and Comms. *New mediums of communication, power and trust produced the Civic CEO, and she is here to stay.*