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Social Sustainability

Social sustainability focuses on the ways organisations manage their impact on people, workers and communities, including human rights, labour practices, diversity and inclusion, employee wellbeing and social equity. It is an increasingly important part of corporate sustainability as businesses face growing expectations from employees, consumers, investors and regulators,

SustainabilityOnline provides coverage of the latest social sustainability developments, including human rights, labour rights, employee wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, social impact, responsible business and supply chain due diligence. We explore how organisations are strengthening social policies, addressing modern slavery and forced labour, improving working conditions, engaging with communities and responding to evolving sustainability regulations. We also examine the relationship between social sustainability and ESG, corporate governance, corporate due diligence, sustainability reporting and responsible business strategy.

Related topics: social sustainability, human rights, labour rights, workers’ rights, employee wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, gender equality, social impact, responsible business, modern slavery, forced labour, community engagement, social equity, supply chain due diligence, corporate due diligence, ESG, corporate governance, sustainability reporting and corporate sustainability.

LEAD Network, an organisation dedicated to advancing gender equity and workplace inclusion across the European consumer goods and retail sectors, has announced that its 2025 Annual Conference is set to take place in Milan on 8-9 October 2025.
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LEAD Network’s 2025 Annual Conference set to take place in Milan in October

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LEAD Network, an organisation dedicated to advancing gender equity and workplace inclusion across the European consumer goods and retail sectors,…

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A new report by LEAD Network and Shape Talent has identified three structural barriers that affect career progression in Europe's retail and consumer goods sectors, adding that said barriers tend to affect women more than men.
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LEAD Network reaches 25,000 members across consumer goods and retail landscape

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LEAD Network, which focuses on advancing gender equity and workplace inclusion, has announced it has reached the milestone of 25,000…

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Wolt has announced two separate partnerships, with EIT Food and the European Federation of Food Banks (FEBA), through which the online delivery firm will seek to 'advance sustainable and inclusive food systems'.
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Wolt partners with EIT Food and FEBA to tackle food system challenges

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Wolt has announced two separate partnerships, with EIT Food and the European Federation of Food Banks (FEBA), through which the…

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Nestlé has announced that its income accelerator program, developed to improve income and household conditions among cocoa-farming families in Côte d'Ivoire, is delivering 'measurable improvements'.
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Nestlé announces positive results from income accelerator program

1 year ago8 months ago3 mins

Nestlé has announced that its income accelerator program, developed to improve income and household conditions among cocoa-farming families in Côte…

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The long-term link between wealth inequality and sustainability – dating back over 10,000 years – is the topic of a new study by researchers at Durham University.
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‘Long-term link’ between wealth inequality and sustainability explored in study

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The long-term link between wealth inequality and sustainability – dating back over 10,000 years – is the topic of a new study…

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A new report by Onclusive has found that major US businesses are pressing ahead with their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, despite pushback from the Trump administration.
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US firms pressing ahead with DEI initiatives despite government pushback

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A new report by Onclusive has found that major US businesses are pressing ahead with their diversity, equity, and inclusion…

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Achieving full participation for women in the business environment "is not just a moral imperative, it's an economic one," Melissa Powell, deputy executive director of the UN Global Compact has commented, at a high-level meeting focused upon accelerating private-sector commitments toward women's economic empowerment by 2030.
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Women’s empowerment is ‘an economic imperative’, says UN Global Compact

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Achieving full participation for women in the business environment “is not just a moral imperative, it’s an economic one,” Melissa…

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Women now occupy 43% of the roles on the boards of top UK companies, and 35% of leadership positions, the latest FTSE Women Leaders Review has found.
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‘Record number’ of female leaders at top UK firms

1 year ago1 year ago3 mins

Women now occupy 43% of the roles on the boards of top UK companies, and 35% of leadership positions, the…

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Leena Ghosh, Head of Human Rights and Social Standards at the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
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The global palm oil industry needs to go further and faster on human rights

1 year ago1 year ago11 mins

Op-ed by Leena Ghosh, Head of Human Rights and Social Standards at the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil. The palm…

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Women Leading on Climate calls on leaders to ‘step up’ and listen to women and girls

2 years ago2 years ago4 mins

Women Leading on Climate, a coalition network founded by Catherine McKenna, and María Mendiluce, CEO of the We Mean Business…

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