After years of practicing corporate social responsibility, I'm still surprised how often companies mix up their priorities. Practicing CSR isn’t about being seen on big sustainability lists — it’s about creating strategies that produce measurable results and lasting impacts.

Since mid-September, Uber has been rolling out its first platoon of self-driving cars in Pittsburgh. While they’re not technically driverless (for now, there’s someone sitting in the front seat, just in case), these cars have proven remarkably effective at traversing the hilly and narrow streets of Pennsylvania’s second-largest city with little or no human help.

Backed by an impressive $2.45 trillion in spending power, millennials now represent the world’s most important consumer category.

Once an underresearched entity in the workplace, ESG integration has become an increasingly valued topic in the discussion of a company’s future financial performance. Although the financial performance of a company is an important topic of conversation, the other values measured in a company affected by ESG integration are more qualitative than quantitative, and have just as much importance.

Timothy J. Mohin is the Chief Executive of GRI, developer of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting standards.

The Internet of Things (IoT) means everyday objects are now creating data and connecting to the internet. The result is more data - a lot more data. Data we can use in ways we could not have imagined even 10 years ago. Watches now monitor our sleep and keep track of our activities, TVs understand what we say, golf clubs tell us how to improve our swing, and cars, planes or ships make autonomous journeys.

Purpose matters in life and in business. This concept has long held a welcome place in the social sector as a driving force behind sustaining the commitment of those doing social change work.

It is hard for any business leader today to ignore sustainability.

Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with an entrepreneur who had just experienced a life-changing liquidity event. He had worked with a large private equity firm to recapitalize his business, and he had just taken some money out. He still had a more-than-full-time job, but he now had a substantial sum to invest.

The sharing or collaborative economy is growing daily around the world and quickly morphing into a recognized driver of purpose as much as democratized access and convenience.