Companies return to the long-neglected social side of corporate sustainability

67% of corporate sustainability professionals who responded to an Ethical Corporation survey said their company “measures social and/or economic impact of their business on the communities where they operate”. This positive response astounded the 100 corporate sustainability professionals who turned up in London for a debate where Ethical Corporation shared its preliminary results for an upcoming report on “Social and economic impact: measurement, evaluation and reporting.” Are companies actually concerned with their impact on society? The company delivered a second anonymous survey, asking a similar question: “Has your company conducted a study of the social or economic impact of your operations on a local community?” Again, an affirming 69% of respondents answered yes. More…

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