Investor Relations & Gender Diversity - New Reports

How to Demonstrate the Value of Sustainable Business to Investors
New Report in Association with S&P Dow Jones Indices

A growing number of investors are looking for high quality information on a company’s sustainability performance, and many CEOs are being called on to demonstrate how environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors contribute to long-term commercial success. But new research by Corporate Citizenship, in association with S&P Dow Jones Indices, reveals that long-term thinking is still not the norm for many businesses:

This report is the first instalment of Corporate Citizenship’s Long-Term Value Project - a new initiative looking to bridge the gap between IR and CR. We are calling on interested parties to work together to help us identify better ways for companies, and sustainability professionals within them, to find common ground with their investors. If you would like more information on the project please get in touch.

Advancing Gender Diversity
How to Improve Gender Diversity in the Workplace - New Paper

As the United Kingdom and Germany prepare for upcoming legislation that will require companies to disclose their gender pay gap, and as a number of European countries hold 'Equal Pay Days', there is no doubt that gender diversity is gaining momentum as a key issue at the centre of the responsible business agenda.
Our new paper entitled 'How to Improve Gender Diversity in the Workplace' is a guide for companies who want to improve their gender performance. It includes our framework “The Gender Diversity Accelerator,” which outlines how to put a strategy in place and identify key actions for improvement.

How to Use Your Company's CDP Response to Engage Investors
Webinar: 24th November

Corporate Citizenship will be joined by CDP and Henderson Global Investors to discuss how organisations can use their CDP response and environmental data effectively to engage investors. Join us for an insightful discussion which will address:

Be Ready for the Transition to GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards
Upcoming training courses: London

The Global Reporting Initiatives (GRI)’s G4 Guidelines are the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting disclosures. In October 2016, GRI launched the latest evolution of the guidelines – the first global Sustainability Reporting Standards.

This GRI-certified training programme in London will introduce you to the elements of a good sustainability report and prepare you to co-ordinate the sustainability reporting process using the latest guidance from GRI.
Corporate Citizenship is offering two choices of dates for GRI Training in 2016. Each will consist of a two-day intensive workshop (GRI G4 Training) followed by GRI’s additional half-day Transition to Standards module, which will guide you through the latest evolution of the reporting disclosures.
When: 28-30 November 2016 / 5-7 December 2016
Timings: 2 full days (08:30-17:30), with additional Transition to Standards half day (08:30-12:30)
Where: Corporate Citizenship, Holborn Gate (Fifth Floor), 26 Southampton Buildings, London WC2A 1PQ

What is the Future of Corporate Foundations?
Survey: Calling all Corporate Foundations

How do corporate foundations fit into today’s world of sustainable business? What types of innovations are we seeing that could herald a movement towards a model based around collaboration, impact and systemic change?

We would like to invite practitioners from corporate foundations to participate in a short survey as we explore the future of corporate foundations.
The survey takes no longer than 10 minutes to complete and as a thank you, we will share an advance copy of the results with anyone that takes part and provides their email. The full report will be released on the 5th December 2016.