Tag: sustainable business
Covid-19 is forcing us to rethink responsible approaches to business
How companies respond to a range of corporate responsibility issues will have repercussions for their productivity during the recovery.
Business leaders issue warning on governance rules and sustainability
Without the European Commission’s reforms, governance systems “will act as countervailing forces against achieving sustainability objectives”.
Winning the case for sustainable corporate governance
Global business and investment leaders are calling for the integration of sustainability concerns in corporate governance frameworks.
How boards can steer companies to ‘build back better’
The momentum for sustainability is strong despite misgivings over current financial strains. Few businesses can afford to ignore it.
Why 2021 is a year of opportunity for boards to build business resilience
Integrated thinking connects companies to the needs of their stakeholders, which fosters business resilience and creates long-term value.
Four principles to keep your business’s social purpose goals on track
The pandemic has underlined the need for social purpose. Here’s how to make it part of your short, medium and long-term strategy.
Going green benefits businesses—and should be central to their recovery
With consumers, employees and investors increasingly focused on sustainability, green initiatives should be key to any post-Covid strategy.
A blueprint for business to transition to a nature-positive future
The pandemic shows that nature-related business risks are intensifying. A new report provides a route map for business action to safeguard nature.
Government bail-outs indicate ‘shift in mindset’ towards societal purpose
Denmark is leading a trend to impose restrictions on bail-outs, favouring business models that focus on stakeholders rather than shareholders.
Asset managers urge restraint on executive pay during pandemic
Schroders and Hermes EOS warn boards that top executives must “share the pain” of the economic downturn, with pay “aligned with the experience of the wider workforce”.