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Note: Our focus is how "sustainability" and "responsibility" in the context of business activities are framed, evaluated, and prioritized by business and financial services sectors and other stakeholders (e.g., citizens, citizens-as-consumers, investors, business-to-business (B2B) customers, etc.).

What are some of the considerations and concerns businesses have when it comes to "sustainability", "sustainable change development", and "going green"?

How big is the challenge of measuring and monitoring the sustainability of a large multinational company's supply chain?

What are businesses disclosing in Sustainability Reports?

What values are driving businesses' growing interest in being more sustainable? [Why do we sometimes read/hear "business sustainability" also referred to as "added-value"?]

What benefits (to the planet) would result from (true) business sustainability? What is the scope of those benefits?

Compared to environmental sustainability, how much do corporations focus on social sustainability?

What is described in "Environmental Impact Assessments" [EIA] and "Social Impact Assessments" [SIA]?

What are examples of "corporate responsibility"? How many companies have a corporate responsibility policy? How do we (people, companies, government agencies, etc.) know whether a company has done what they said they would do, as stated in their corporate responsibility policy? What are some critiques of corporate responsibility policies?

How is "corporate responsibility" different from "corporate philanthropy"?

When companies are ranked (according to measures of sustainability and corporate responsibility), what are some of the questions and criticisms of experts and observers? How much potential do these ranking schemes have? Are they valid? (If so, how much? If not, how can they be improved upon?)

Who decides if a business should be considered as a "responsible" or "ethical" investing choice? (How are companies evaluated? What is Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) analysis? What do experts and observers say about these evaluations?)

What are finance professionals doing in the area of responsible investing?
{You may see it referred to as "ethical investing" or "ESG investing" [ESG=Environment, Social, Governance]; a related form of investing is "mission investing".}

How much interest is there (from the general public) in responsible investing? What percentage of investments fall in this category?

What type of potential does the field of responsible investment have as a vehicle for social change? What are some of the significant divestment movements? (e.g., fossil fuel divestment)

Spotlight on some Popular or Technical Terms

• Business Sustainability • Sustainable Business • Frameworks of Sustainability | Sustainability Principles • Sustainability Leadership • Drivers of Sustainable Change • Sustainability Innovation •

• Corporate Responsibility ("Corporate Social Responsibility") • Corporate Philanthropy • Corporate Citizenship • Business Ethics • Corporate Governance •

• Workplace Diversity • Board (of Directors) Diversity • Gender Diversity • Racial/Ethnic Diversity • Cultural Diversity •

• Policy Engagement • Monitoring & Evaluation • "Best Practices" • Corporate Misconduct • Bribery / Anti-Bribery • Corruption / Anti-Corruption • Transparency • Accountability • Impact Assessment • Social Auditing • Stakeholder Engagement • 'Watchdog' Organizations •

• Social Business • Social Enterprise •

• Shareholder Engagement (& Shareholder Resolutions) • Responsible Investments • Responsible Investing • Sustainable Finance •

For these terms (below) also go to Basic Needs & Rights: Living | Working (major topic):

• Unionization • Trade Unionism • Union Organizing •

For these terms (below) also go to The Economy | Labour | Finance (major topic):

• Employment Rates • Employment Trends • Labour Participation • Wages • Minimum Wage •

• Living Wages vs Non-Living Wages • Living Wage Movement •

• Salaries • Executive Pay • Unionized Labour • Union Collective Bargaining • Income Inequality • Job Security • Precarious Employment • Job Creation • Joblessness • Profitability •

• Social Finance •

For these terms also go to Consumption | Consumerism (major topic): Supply Chain • Sustainability Reporting • Fair-Trade Certification • Child Labour • Forced Labour •

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Note: Our focus is how "sustainability" and "responsibility" in the context of business activities are framed, evaluated, and prioritized by business and financial services sectors and other stakeholders (e.g., citizens, citizens-as-consumers, investors, business-to-business (B2B) customers, etc.).

What are some of the considerations and concerns businesses have when it comes to "sustainability", "sustainable change development", and "going green"?

How big is the challenge of measuring and monitoring the sustainability of a large multinational company's supply chain?

What are businesses disclosing in Sustainability Reports?

What values are driving businesses' growing interest in being more sustainable? [Why do we sometimes read/hear "business sustainability" also referred to as "added-value"?]

What benefits (to the planet) would result from (true) business sustainability? What is the scope of those benefits?

Compared to environmental sustainability, how much do corporations focus on social sustainability?

What is described in "Environmental Impact Assessments" [EIA] and "Social Impact Assessments" [SIA]?

How is "corporate responsibility" different from "corporate philanthropy"?

When companies are ranked (according to measures of sustainability and corporate responsibility), what are some of the questions and criticisms of experts and observers? How much potential do these ranking schemes have? Are they valid? (If so, how much? If not, how can they be improved upon?)

Who decides if a business should be considered as a "responsible" or "ethical" investing choice? (How are companies evaluated? What is Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) analysis? What do experts and observers say about these evaluations?)

What are finance professionals doing in the area of responsible investing?
{You may see it referred to as "ethical investing" or "ESG investing" [ESG=Environment, Social, Governance]; a related form of investing is "mission investing".}

How much interest is there (from the general public) in responsible investing? What percentage of investments fall in this category?

What type of potential does the field of responsible investment have as a vehicle for social change? What are some of the significant divestment movements? (e.g., fossil fuel divestment)

Spotlight on some Popular or Technical Terms

• Business Sustainability • Sustainable Business • Frameworks of Sustainability | Sustainability Principles • Sustainability Leadership • Drivers of Sustainable Change • Sustainability Innovation •

• Corporate Responsibility ("Corporate Social Responsibility") • Corporate Philanthropy • Corporate Citizenship • Business Ethics • Corporate Governance •

• Workplace Diversity • Board (of Directors) Diversity • Gender Diversity • Racial/Ethnic Diversity • Cultural Diversity •

• Policy Engagement • Monitoring & Evaluation • "Best Practices" • Corporate Misconduct • Bribery / Anti-Bribery • Corruption / Anti-Corruption • Transparency • Accountability • Impact Assessment • Social Auditing • Stakeholder Engagement • 'Watchdog' Organizations •

• Social Business • Social Enterprise •

• Shareholder Engagement (& Shareholder Resolutions) • Responsible Investments • Responsible Investing • Sustainable Finance •

For these terms (below) also go to Basic Needs & Rights: Living | Working (major topic):

• Unionization • Trade Unionism • Union Organizing •

For these terms (below) also go to The Economy | Labour | Finance (major topic):

• Employment Rates • Employment Trends • Labour Participation • Wages • Minimum Wage •

• Living Wages vs Non-Living Wages • Living Wage Movement •

• Salaries • Executive Pay • Unionized Labour • Union Collective Bargaining • Income Inequality • Job Security • Precarious Employment • Job Creation • Joblessness • Profitability •

• Social Finance •

For these terms also go to Consumption | Consumerism (major topic): Supply Chain • Sustainability Reporting • Fair-Trade Certification • Child Labour • Forced Labour •

Note: Our focus is how "sustainability" and "responsibility" in the context of business activities are framed, evaluated, and prioritized by business and financial services sectors and other stakeholders (e.g., citizens, citizens-as-consumers, investors, business-to-business (B2B) customers, etc.).

What are some of the considerations and concerns businesses have when it comes to "sustainability", "sustainable change development", and "going green"?

How big is the challenge of measuring and monitoring the sustainability of a large multinational company's supply chain?

What are businesses disclosing in Sustainability Reports?

What values are driving businesses' growing interest in being more sustainable? [Why do we sometimes read/hear "business sustainability" also referred to as "added-value"?]

What benefits (to the planet) would result from (true) business sustainability? What is the scope of those benefits?

Compared to environmental sustainability, how much do corporations focus on social sustainability?

What is described in "Environmental Impact Assessments" [EIA] and "Social Impact Assessments" [SIA]?

How is "corporate responsibility" different from "corporate philanthropy"?

When companies are ranked (according to measures of sustainability and corporate responsibility), what are some of the questions and criticisms of experts and observers? How much potential do these ranking schemes have? Are they valid? (If so, how much? If not, how can they be improved upon?)

Who decides if a business should be considered as a "responsible" or "ethical" investing choice? (How are companies evaluated? What is Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) analysis? What do experts and observers say about these evaluations?)

What are finance professionals doing in the area of responsible investing?{You may see it referred to as "ethical investing" or "ESG investing" [ESG=Environment, Social, Governance]; a related form of investing is "mission investing".}

How much interest is there (from the general public) in responsible investing? What percentage of investments fall in this category?

What type of potential does the field of responsible investment have as a vehicle for social change? What are some of the significant divestment movements? (e.g., fossil fuel divestment)

Spotlight on some Popular or Technical Terms

• Business Sustainability • Sustainable Business • Frameworks of Sustainability | Sustainability Principles • Sustainability Leadership • Drivers of Sustainable Change • Sustainability Innovation •

• Corporate Responsibility ("Corporate Social Responsibility") • Corporate Philanthropy • Corporate Citizenship • Business Ethics • Corporate Governance •

• Workplace Diversity • Board (of Directors) Diversity • Gender Diversity • Racial/Ethnic Diversity • Cultural Diversity •

• Policy Engagement • Monitoring & Evaluation • "Best Practices" • Corporate Misconduct • Bribery / Anti-Bribery • Corruption / Anti-Corruption • Transparency • Accountability • Impact Assessment • Social Auditing • Stakeholder Engagement • 'Watchdog' Organizations •

• Social Business • Social Enterprise •

• Shareholder Engagement (& Shareholder Resolutions) • Responsible Investments • Responsible Investing • Sustainable Finance •

For these terms (below) also go to Basic Needs & Rights: Living | Working (major topic):

• Unionization • Trade Unionism • Union Organizing •

For these terms (below) also go to The Economy | Labour | Finance (major topic):

• Employment Rates • Employment Trends • Labour Participation • Wages • Minimum Wage •

• Living Wages vs Non-Living Wages • Living Wage Movement •

• Salaries • Executive Pay • Unionized Labour • Union Collective Bargaining • Income Inequality • Job Security • Precarious Employment • Job Creation • Joblessness • Profitability •

• Social Finance •

For these terms also go to Consumption | Consumerism (major topic): Supply Chain • Sustainability Reporting • Fair-Trade Certification • Child Labour • Forced Labour •

What are finance professionals doing in the area of responsible investing?
{You may see it referred to as "ethical investing" or "ESG investing" [ESG=Environment, Social, Governance]; a related form of investing is "mission investing".}