• ITU launches sustainability toolkit ... with some help from Fronesys

    This week ITU is launching an environmental toolkit aimed at helping ICT companies manage their sustainability performance. Fronesys was glad to help ITU get the toolkit together, by contributing some of its content, and editing the whole toolkit together. On September 20th, Jyoti Banerjee will be attending Green Standards Week in Paris, and speaking at the launch of the toolkit. more »
  • Common and not so common sustainability themes

    Common and not so common sustainability themes

    How can companies and stakeholders easily identify those sustainability issues that are hot and those that are not? Fronesys offers a materiality hit parade after analysing 140 sustainability issues. more »
  • Fronesys supports Aviva stance on sustainability reporting

    Fronesys supports Aviva stance on sustainability reporting

    Fronesys has joined the initiative led by Aviva Investors to convene a Corporate Sustainability Reporting Coalition (CSRC), which is calling on United Nations (UN) member states to commit to develop a policy framework on corporate sustainability reporting. more »
  • Fronesys collaborates on ICT sustainability with ITU

    Fronesys collaborates on ICT sustainability with ITU

    Fronesys is collaborating with a group of information and communications technology companies under the auspices of the ITU to help communicate the importance of sustainability. more »
  • Leading companies need to disclose more about their materiality determination processes

    Leading companies need to disclose more about their materiality determination processes

    The Materiality Futures report, released today by Fronesys, is authored by Chris Tuppen, partner, corporate services, and is the most comprehensive and detailed evaluation of the materiality determination process to date. It investigates how materiality is currently used in the sustainability reporting of thirty one leading global companies. more »
  • Fronesys partners with Trucost to integrate sustainability metrics into business strategy

    Fronesys partners with Trucost to integrate sustainability metrics into business strategy

    Fronesys, the advisory company focused on embedding sustainability metrics into strategic decision-making, today announced its partnership with Trucost, the company with the world’s largest data set on corporate environmental impacts. more »
  • HFS Research invites Fronesys partner Jyoti Banerjee to be Research Fellow on sustainability

    HFS Research invites Fronesys partner Jyoti Banerjee to be Research Fellow on sustainability

    Boston-based HfS Research (www.hfsresearch.com), a leading analyst company working in the business process and IT outsourcing space, has invited Jyoti Banerjee, partner at Fronesys, to be its Research Fellow in the area of sustainability. As a result of this collaboration, HfS Research will be publishing material on sustainability and corporate responsibility aimed at services companies. more »
  • Six reasons why sustainability matters to business

    Six reasons why sustainability matters to business

    If a CEO’s pronouncements were all the evidence we needed that a business was doing something, then sustainability would be top of the strategy charts. Over half of the McKinsey Global Survey 2010 participants consider sustainability – the management of environmental, social and governance issues “important” or “extremely important” to their businesses. An even more optimistic Accenture study of 766 CEOs found 81% claiming that sustainability is part of the strategy and operations of their businesses. In practice, for most companies, word and deed diverge. more »

Materiality
There are hundreds of possible sustainability impacts that your company is causing. Wondering how to assess how material these non-financial risks are? Check out the new service from Fronesys: Materiality Bootcamp, a one day guide to checklists, workflows, benchmarks, the lot... more »

Supply chain risks
It is not possible for a company of any scale to engage with each supplier in its supply chain to ensure they are meeting appropriate standards of environmental and social performance. That's why you need a risk-based approach that provides an objective basis for determining your riskiest suppliers and your inefficiencies... more »

Opinions
Adnams brews long-term value through resource efficiency
Andy Wood, ceo at Adnams, a modern brewing company built around a heritage brand, shares the story how his company has placed resource efficiency front and centre of its sustainability drive. Adnams is an excellent example of a business willing to explore how to create and sustain value from a long-term perspective. more »

From Our Blog

Lydenberg seeks sector-specific materiality reporting November 13, 2012
ITU launches sustainability toolkit ... with some help from Fronesys September 19, 2012
Puma seeks a material edge in its supply chain September 10, 2012
Circular economy: will the tech industry ever learn? September 5, 2012
What happens to the lost generation? August 20, 2012
Fronesys at the core: Most purchasing decisions made by organisations and individuals are made purely on the grounds of financial numbers and are based on a short-term perspective. But there is momentum for a change in behaviour which is gathering pace, with longer-term sustainable decisions at the core. The vision of Fronesys is to help catalyse this behaviour change.
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