High Meadows Institute is a Boston-based think tank and policy institute focused on the role of business leadership in creating a sustainable society.
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Who we are
We are a Boston-based policy institute focused on strengthening the role of business leadership in creating a sustainable society.
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We conduct research, lead programs and develop frameworks to increase private sector contribution in addressing the challenges of the 21st century.
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Three key challenges in today’s global economic system underpin our work. Find out more about these challenges and how we are working to address them.
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The Board and ESG: What do ESG frameworks and investors expect?
What are the key expectations for boards of directors in relation to ESG issues as defined by leading ESG standards bodies and frameworks and the world’s largest institutional investors?
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FT ODX panel confronts the 21st century corporate governance challenge
What are the implications for corporate governance in an environment where firms are being looked to as “social institutions"?
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UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
A review of how businesses, governments and initiatives have incorporated and implemented the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework
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Sustainability initiative involvement and lobbying activities in Oil & Gas
How does the involvement of major oil and gas companies in sustainability-focused initiatives contrast with their links to ‘traditional’ industry associations that lobby against sustainability objectives?
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