Nikos Avlonas

Nikos Avlonas is founder and President  of the Centre for Sustainability & Excellence (CSE) a global Sustainability Strategic advisory and Training organization with activities in North America, Europe, MENA and Asia regions. Nikos has been distinguished  as one of the “Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior” by Trust Across America, an organization dedicated to promoting trustworthy business behavior in 2010.

He  is currently an Adjunct Professor in DePaul University(Chicago), one of the 10 largest and most innovative universities in US and a well known international speaker in topics related to Sustainable Development  and CSR  and has delivered speeches and  educated professionals in North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia.

Nikos specializes in Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility & Governance, Business Ethics and Performance Management strategies. During the last 15 years he has carried out  numerous projects  in leading organizations, including Fortune Global 500 Companies,  such as  BP, Nestle, Heineken Group, Coca Cola, Blackberry, ΑΒΜ, Mc Cain,  DHL, Lafarge, Deutsche Post, Under Armor, the European Investment Bank ,Government of Dubai  and the Lloyds Banking Group.  He was founder and  Co-Chair of the Chicago Chamber of Commerce Sustainability Strategy Committee. He is advisory council member of SERF (Society of Environmentally  Responsible buildings) Green Building guidelines in US and one of the founders and Vice President of the  Corporate Responsibility Institute since 2007

Nikos is a visiting professor at Athens  University of Economic and Business MBA international program. He was in the past program advisor to University of Chicago Graham School, Leadership in Sustainability Certificate and  had lectured at a variety of Universities including the Kellogg School of Management (Chicago), Sheffield Hallam University (U.K) . He  was since 2000, a Part -Time Professor at the American College Of Greece (Deree College) lecturing on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Total Quality Management and other courses. 

He has contributed  as chairman  and advising member in the organization and coordination of workshops and international conferences on a variety of  business topics. He is co-author of the  books ‘’Practical Sustainability Strategies ‘’ published by Wiley in 2014 which become one of the best selling books in this field  and ‘’Management Models for the future’’ published in 2009 .

If you want to see more about my contribution to the Sustainable Development movement globally please take a look in the following links

E-mail: avlonas@cse-net.org 

LinkedIn: Nikos Avlonas 

http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Sustainability-Strategies-Competitive-Advantage/dp/1118250443

Sustainability-academy.org

www.cse-net.org

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  UN Sustainable Development Goals – Rather than Corporate Opportunity Are SDGs Used for Greenwashing? By Nikos Avlonas

  Posted: Jun 04, 2018 – 04:13 PM EST

  When the Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) began its research into Sustainability Reporting in North America, we knew we’d get important insights on how companies approach reporting, what they include, perhaps most importantly, what they omit.
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  Do Your Company’s Sustainability Efforts Support Financial Performance? By Nikos Avlonas

  Posted: May 23, 2018 – 08:39 AM EST

  You’ve completed your Sustainability Report – good! You have a vision statement positioning your company as a community steward, protecting human and environmental resources – great! Can you now sit and wait for the next round of reporting? Is reporting just an exercise to appease a few key stakeholders?
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  From Growth Mindset to Ethics and Data Privacy Mindset By Nikos Avlonas

  Posted: May 16, 2018 – 03:45 PM EST

  Social media is inescapable. There is an expectation that a company will have a Facebook page and regular tweets. Companies use Google Ads and follow each other on LinkedIn.
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  CSE Forecasts Top 10 Sustainability Trends for 2018 By Nikos Avlonas

  Posted: Jan 10, 2018 – 06:00 AM EST

  Over the past decade, the term sustainability has caught on in the boardroom, courtroom and living room. While the concept has reached the mainstream, opportunities abound for implementation.
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  Companies That 'Walk the Talk' on Sustainability Have a Positive Outcome in Their Financial Performance By Nikos Avlonas

  Posted: Sep 14, 2017 – 06:00 AM EST

  As companies position themselves as good corporate citizens, Sustainability Reporting becomes increasingly important. Non-financial Sustainability Reports are one of the most useful and powerful tools a company can wield.
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  Sustainability Magic Bullet: Invest in Online Education By Nikos Avlonas

  Posted: Mar 27, 2017 – 07:00 AM EST

  Sustainability training such as the foundation course offered by the Sustainability Academy offers these benefits and more. Training is of special interest to professionals who want to improve their skills and update their knowledge in Corporate Social Responsibility with practical information on the business case for sustainability; the importance of stakeholder engagement; the use of standards and guidelines to design and implement successful sustainability strategies organization-wide.
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  Trends in Corporate Sustainability for 2017 By Nikos Avlonas

  Posted: Feb 08, 2017 – 06:00 AM EST

  Over the last few years we’ve seen sustainability climb the corporate ladder, to the point where many companies have put it at the heart of their business strategy. Here are several corporate sustainability trends to watch out for in 2017: 1. Climate Change and Paris Agreement COP21 and next steps Climate change has been on the agenda for many decades, with awareness steadily growing but with no significant commitments. Yet in 2015 a bold new agreement was signed in Paris, which sets out a global action plan to put the world on track to avoid dangerous climate change by limiting global warming to well below 2°C.
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  Surprising Findings for Corporate Sustainability in Silicon Valley By Nikos Avlonas

  Posted: Nov 18, 2016 – 06:00 AM EST

  Much has been made about whether Silicon Valley corporations are or are trying to be role models for sustainability. There is a perception that Silicon Valley corporations, many with high concentrations of Millennials, are inherently sustainable. Yet the likes of Google and Apple are noticeably absent from the top of sustainability indices such as the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and Corporate Knights Global 100. Given the disconnect, the Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) has undertaken the first systematic research on the true picture of sustainability efforts in Silicon Valley by analyzing sustainability and corporate sustainability strategies by Silicon Valley-based companies.
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  The Holistic Nature of Corporate Sustainability and Practical Benefits By Nikos Avlonas

  Posted: Aug 01, 2016 – 06:00 AM EST

  With the financial crisis forcing organizations to look beyond their bottom line and prove themselves as responsible and trustable, the issue of Corporate Sustainability rises as highly important. It is an issue that involves all of its main functions, such as HR, Marketing, Supply, and therefore brings value to the whole organization.
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  The Impact of Corporate Sustainability Education for Professionals and Organizations By Nikos Avlonas

  Posted: May 06, 2016 – 06:00 AM EST

  Although Corporate Sustainability has grown rapidly over the past years and most executives in various research studies declare that Sustainability is extremely important to their business, few organizations globally have integrated sustainable values into their core strategy and supply chain. There are many reasons why this is happening.