"Corporate sustainability is defined as a business approach that creates long-term shareholder value by embracing opportunities and managing risks deriving from economic, environmental and social developments." - Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Corporate sustainability is a new and evolving corporate management model and it is an alternative to the traditional growth and profit-maximization model. While corporate sustainability recognizes corporate growth and profitability are important, it also requires the corporation to pursue societal goals, especially those relating to sustainable development – environmental protection, social justice and equity, and economic development.

As a leading business organization advocating business case for sustainable development, BEC offers a diversity of programs, training, conferences as well as comprehensive consultancy services to help companies to achieve sustainable growth.

In 2002, BEC has initiated the Committee on Sustainable Development, which aims to promote to companies of all sizes and sectors the benefits of implementing corporate sustainability.

The Corporate Sustainability Guide is one of the projects initiated by the Working Group on Sustainable Development and supported by BEC. It contains information on the key elements in corporate sustainability and links to readily tools, guidelines and other useful resources from local and overseas sources.

A number of case studies from local companies have been compiled to share the practical experience in integrating the corporate sustainability concept into management philosophies.