ESG
INSIGHT: ESG assurance, 19 December, 2022
How to ensure stakeholders trust your sustainability reporting
Assurance is growing in importance, sparking the need for robust global standards on sustainability data, and a focus on transferable skills.
NEWS: Climate disclosure, 15 December, 2022
Fall in number of firms doing well on climate disclosures
There are fewer top-scoring organisations than last year and little improvement overall, finds Climate Disclosure Project survey.
NEWS: Governance, 14 December, 2022
Call to reform ‘comply-or-explain’ element of governance
Academics propose that—if refined—the governance principle and the UK’s code will still be fit for purpose.
INSIGHT: Governance, 13 December, 2022
Stakeholder engagement: it’s time to ditch public vs private
Our radically altered corporate governance landscape, in pursuit of sustainability, requires an updated distinction between types of company.
NEWS: ESG reporting, 6 December, 2022
Most investors believe annual reports contain greenwashing
PwC survey reveals extent of investors’ concerns about the truth of corporate commitments on environmental issues.
INSIGHT: Climate-related risk, 5 December, 2022
5 questions to help boards walk the green talk
It may sometimes take courage, but asking questions is the most effective thing a board director can do to address climate-related risk.
NEWS: Due diligence, 30 November, 2022
Last-minute appeal to strengthen due diligence directive
Campaigners ask European Council to widen the ambit of EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence directive.
NEWS: ESG-linked pay, 28 November, 2022
US moves to link ESG and executive pay
Wall Street trend is to tie reward to ESG performance, especially in terms of diversity, equity and inclusion, finds research.
INSIGHT: Board expertise, 28 November, 2022
How listening to workers can boost business
Giving workers a greater say in the companies they work for can help to improve organisations, according to High Pay Centre research.
NEWS: Corporate values, 25 November, 2022
OneLove, but not at the World Cup
FIFA’s ban of the One Love armband at the World Cup triggers German supermarket giant to cancel sponsorship.