TheStateofEnvironmental&Social ValueCreationReport

More than ever before, consumers demand commitments to sustainability and social good from brands across every industry. These commitments appear in different mediums and under many names: CSR, ESG, sustainability, and more. We categorize initiatives like these as "environmental and social value creation," or ESVC. Through research, interviews, and an audit of hundreds of corporate initiatives, CSVC uncovered six ways companies can generate sustainable impact. We call them Levers which you can read in the report!

Industry Focused Sub-Reports

Automobile

Consumer Goods and Retail

Energy

Entertainment

Financial Services

Healthcare

Hospitality and Dining

Technology

Telecommunications

3 Key Takeways:

of companies report being driven by sustainable consumer behaviors

80% of companies have created a specialized committee to oversee ESVC issues

33% of companies identify investors as being a primary ESVC motivator

55%

Mid-Atlantic B Corps: Using Business as a Force of Good Conferences

Our Center Director, Nima Farshchi, served on the planning committee and led a session at the first annual Mid-Atlantic B Corps Research-Practice Workshop this year. At this event, nearly seventy academics and business leaders in the region came together and brainstormed possibilities for academia and industry to work together in the B Corp movement. We are proud to help drive research and accelerate the sustainable business movement.

Leaders of Experiential Project-Based Education Conference

The LEPE Conference was hosted by the Center for Social Value Creation this past July. This Conference helped seventy-five academics from thirty-five different Universities from across the globe better understand the term "action learning" and how to integrate it into the curriculum. We had the opportunity to share some of our best practices including our Impact Consulting Fellowship. Increasing these experiential learning opportunities is an exciting new way for professors to enrich their student's learning!

COMING SOON! The 6th Global Conference on Creating Value

OCTOBER 19-21, 2023

This Fall, the Center for Social Value Creation has the honor of teaming up to host the 6th Global Conference on Creating Value. This conference on Value Creation will bring together business leaders and academics from around the world to share perspectives on different approaches to creating value. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from one another and help address real-life challenges preventing value creation in organizations. Don't miss out on this amazing event to collaborate with individuals around the world on creating positive impact!