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You will have heard the word sustainability in many contexts, but it’s specifically corporate sustainability that we’re focusing on today. We’re looking at sustainability and its connection to companies and organisations. This track will examine what corporate sustainability is and explain why it’s so important. It’ll give you the information you need to implement sustainable practices, rules, and frameworks in your corporate environment. 

Corporate sustainability concerns corporations delivering goods and services in a sustainable manner. If we dissect the phrase even further, it relates to a corporation's ability to maintain the environment around them. Some corporations take this one step further by improving the surrounding environment, but most businesses don’t run before they can walk. 

It’s important to note that corporate sustainability is not only concerned with the environment. Environmental concerns are one of the factors in deciding whether a corporation is sustainable, but social and economic considerations are undoubtedly relevant here too. 

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Reading List

• [Report] The Carbon Majors Database Carbon Majors Report 
• [News story] UK becomes first major economy to pass net zero emissions law - GOV.UK UK Government 
• [Study] Global Sustainability Study 2021: Initial insights Simon & Kucher Partners
• [Report] Millennials and Gen Z in the UK: Next Gen Index Clearpay
• [Study] Gen Z in the UK are 1.4 times more likely to pay a premium for eco-friendly products YouGov
• [Article] Social License to Operate (SLO): Definition and Standards Investopedia
• [Article] Cambodian female workers in Nike, Asics and Puma factories suffer mass faintings The Guardian
• [Article] The Limits of Corporate Social Responsibility: Techniques of Neutralization, Stakeholder Management and Political CSR - PMC National Library of Medicine
• [Article] World's top firms cause $2.2tn of environmental damage, report estimates The Guardian
• [Article] Counting the costs of industrial pollution European Environment Agency
• [Article] What are greenhouse gases? National Grid Group
• [Article] Carbon emissions and the law Zero Carbon Business
• [Article] INVESTING WITH INTEGRITY Transparency International
• [Article] Corruption Statistics Transparency International UK 
• [Article] What Is Greenwashing? How It Works, Examples, and Statistics Investopedia
• [Article] The 3 Pillars of Corporate Sustainability Investopedia