Sustainable Business
The concept of sustainable development is based on the conviction that long term development can be achieved only by bringing into balance all four dimensions of sustainability. Consequently, companies have to face a major challenge: conciliating all different aspects of sustainability:
- economic sustainability: guarantee economic growth
- ecological sustainability: produce environmentally friendly and use natural resources efficiently
- social sustainability: ensure social justice and employee’s participation
- institutional and societal sustainability: assume responsibility in society (good governance, stakeholder dialogue, anti-corruption)
Integrating the concept of sustainable development into planning and management will result in multiple benefits for the company:
- improve your profitability by using resources more efficiently
- enhance motivation of your employees
- balance your stakeholder interests (employees, customers, citizens, authorities, unions, shareholder)
- improve your image
- strengthen your long-term market position
Global21 assists companies in their efforts to achieve sustainable business development, particularly in:
- Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and Global Compact
- Elaboration of sustainable development reports
- Urban and industrial environment
- Green economy
- Eco-technologies
- Stakeholder management
- Eco-labelling and voluntary agreements
- Eco-design
- Eco-efficiency and environmental management
- Poverty impact analysis
Furthermore, Global21 offers its know-how to companies operating at international level, in particular in the fields of:
- International business development
- Country risk analysis
- Business in conflict zones
Global21 is member of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the Club of Eco-enterprises in the Midi-Pyrénées region and the association for the promotion of corporate social responsibility PERSEE.
Projects
Coaching the chemistry sector in the Maghreb region
Regional coordination of an Entrepreneur’s Network for the Environment
Global Compact Learning Forum in Ghana
Business in conflict zones
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