IOD Blog Category - Environment

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  Reviewing Corporate Purpose and Changing Direction

  By- Institute of Directors | Authored by- Prof. Colin Coulson-Thomas

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  Oct 05, 2021

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  The business and wider economic and social environment in which companies operate is beset with multiple challenges and related opportunities. Scientific breakthroughs and developments in various technologies are creating new...

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  Climate Change: “Code Red for Humanity”

  By- Institute of Directors | Authored by- Deborah Leipziger

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  Aug 30, 2021

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  This past month the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a report with staggering conclusions for all of us, reminding us that we still have time to act to reduce the most oppressive...

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  Board Leadership for Environment Management and Climate Change

  By- Institute of Directors | Authored by- Prof. Colin Coulson-Thomas

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  Aug 06, 2021

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  Human existence, welfare and social progress depend upon the Earth’s environment and our interaction with it. Yet corporate activities are polluting this environment, degrading bio-systems, reducing biodiversity...

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  The Future is Regenerative

  By- Institute of Directors | Authored by- Deborah Leipziger

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  Apr 22, 2021

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  A regenerative business looks at its inputs and outputs as a living system.

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  A Dictionary for the Future

  By- Institute of Directors | Authored by- Deborah Leipziger

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  Mar 30, 2021

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  Words are portals and maps to guide us towards a better, more humane future. Words have the capacity to transform and inspire us to make the necessary changes to ensure a way forward. What are the words that we need to be able to...

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  Co-creating the City of the Future: A Role for Business

  By- Institute of Directors | Authored by- Deborah Leipziger

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  Feb 26, 2021

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  This week I enjoyed being part of the Nature of Cities Festival. With over 2,000 people from 60 countries and 80 disciplines, the participants shared many ways in which companies and cities can work with nature to address both...

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  An Agenda for Business Action: Dealing with Systemic Shocks

  By- Institute of Directors | Authored by- Deborah Leipziger

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  Jan 28, 2021

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  How should the private sector address the systemic shocks of the pandemic and natural disasters amidst economic crisis? Preparing for, responding to, and rebuilding after natural and humanitarian disasters and pandemics is a...

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  Saying Goodbye to Coal and Single Use Plastic

  By- Institute of Directors | Authored by- Deborah Leipziger

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  Dec 01, 2020

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  This week the Goldman Environmental Prize was awarded to six leaders from around the world, each of whom has fought and won a battle to address environmental issues, from combatting coal and single use plastics to protecting...

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  Inspired Innovation and Positive Disruption

  By- Institute of Directors | Authored by- Deborah Leipziger

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  Oct 30, 2020

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  The world needs an infusion of good news and inspiration. The announcement of the Meaningful Business 100 (MB100) comes at the best possible moment, to inspire and help us to reimagine how business operates. After eight months of...

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  Economic Recovery, Climate Change and the Environment

  By- Institute of Directors | Authored by- Prof. Colin Coulson-Thomas

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  Jun 05, 2020

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  In recent weeks companies have been preparing their entries for the Golden Peacock Environment Award. While reflecting on their achievements, IOD members in urban areas may have registered that the air they breathe is less...

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