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This Research Insight by NBS is based on the Systematic Review "Socially Conscious Consumerism: A Systematic Review. Network for Business Sustainability Knowledge Project Series" by Cotte, June, & Trudel, Remi.

Water scarcity and water pollution pose a critical challenge in many developing countries. In urban areas, it is becoming difficult for the authorities to manage water supply and wastewater. Strategies for water and wastewater reuse can improve urban water management.

Focusing on the nine most energy-intensive and greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting industrial sectors, this paper compares corporate responses to climate change in Pakistan and the UK. By analysing the divergence of strategies adopted by industries across different sectors in two countries, the paper examines the key factors influencing corporate adoption and implementation of GHG reduction and energy-efficiency strategies in Pakistan and the UK

In this report, TERI-Europe estimates that the total stock of investment in Indian equities where the investment strategy includes a strong focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations is small and almost entirely composed of investment by foreign institutional investors.

The Handbook is a complete guide to investors interested in using their influence to have corporations disclose or improve their social and environmental performance. The Handbook explains the processes involved in developing proxy voting guidelines, corporate dialogue, shareholder proposals and divestment.

The United Nations Global Compact and the Rainforest Alliance brought together leading companies operating under sustainability certification systems in several markets to develop and test a methodology that companies can use internally to analyze their investments in sustainability and for external reporting purposes. The metrics address both tangible and intangible values created through certification in an attempt to capture the full financial impact of certification.

The blog, led by Courtney Zegarski, explores the role of socially-purposeful activities in today's business world

In this special report, a collaboration between the Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership (IGEL) at Penn/Wharton and Knowledge@Wharton, experts look at the many challenges and potential rewards as the evolution towards greater sustainability speeds up.

To aid in understanding principles and concepts underlying sound environmental advertising claims practices, ICC is supplementing the Code and Chapter E governing environmental marketing claims with this Framework for Responsible Environmental Marketing Communications. Included as part of this Framework is a checklist aimed at those developing marketing communications campaigns around environmental claims, and a chart that provides an easy reference to relevant Code provisions.