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Meet the Honorees: Lisa Larroque Alexander, SVP Corporate Affairs & CSO, Sempra

Environment + Energy Leader

Lisa Larroque Alexander is the Chief Sustainability Officer and Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Sempra, where she is responsible for sustainable value creation, corporate social responsibility, and external affairs.

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ESG Acronyms and What They Mean

3BL Media

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) CSR is viewed as a form of self-regulation or a voluntary initiative by organizations to contribute to environmental or social goals and to be accountable to themselves, their stakeholders and broader society.

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Hari Balasubramanian on Investor Interest in Nature-based Solutions

3BL Media

Furthermore, companies are also beginning to redefine their corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts, shifting away from viewing sustainability efforts as a function separate from their primary operations and one that existed mainly to counteract the negative impacts of those core operations. Life on land and water.

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Tips for auditing an ethical supply chain

GreenBiz

The rise of conscious consumers has altered how brands compete, and ethical supply chains have become a source of competitive advantage as brands leverage prestigious certifications such as B Corp status to closely align themselves with mindful consumers who value sustainability, transparency and accountability. .

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A $500 Billion+ Market Opportunity for Real Impact: Three Ways Corporations Can Engage in Social Procurement

James Militzer

Since global procurement budgets amount to trillions of dollars, dedicating even a small percentage of these budgets to social enterprises could generate billions of dollars in new revenue for the sector – and substantial new impact for both corporate ESG efforts and the communities and causes they target.

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Top 40 MBAs double down on commitments to sustainability

Corporate Knights

A business course that once focused on maximizing shareholder profit now teaches how to measure purposeful value creation. A risk-management class, once strictly concerned with fiscal threats to corporate profits, now assesses climate impacts on bottom-line decisions.

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Two Pillars for a Sustainable Dialogue

Chris Hall

The same year, An joined the company, tasked with setting up its public relations and corporate social responsibility department (CSR). Further, the company’s value creation business model is anchored on its ‘Four I’ pillars: integration, innovation, investment and impact.