Quotes from Corporations Championing Sustainability

Many corporations embrace the compelling business case for sustainability, and its long-term positive impact on shareholder value. They endorse this direction because they understand this is a sensible and prudent way to do business. This is a growing trend in the global business community and is not one that companies are likely to retreat from in a wholesale manner. It is important to highlight examples of corporate commitment to sustainability to drive this point home. In the document below, we include a series of quotes from companies making the case for sustainability in their businesses. These quotes represent the tip of a very large iceberg.

The research for this project was done by a group of students at Yale University who are actively studying issues of sustainability and corporate responsibility as part of the Shareholder Engagement team at the Dwight Hall Socially Responsible Investment Fund. Tim Smith, Senior Policy Advisor, ICCR, provided key input.