ESG
INSIGHT: Sustainability, 14 February, 2024
Sustainability strategy for boards
Leading the sustainability transition calls for the board to go beyond compliance and ask practical questions about ESG governance.
NEWS: Sustainability , 13 February, 2024
Manufacturers increase ESG commitment
A rising proportion of the UK’s makers are setting sustainability targets, but find it difficult to assess their suppliers’ ESG progress.
NEWS: Corporate due diligence, 12 February, 2024
EU delays vote on corporate due diligence law
There are fears the European Council may not gain the required votes to pass the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.
NEWS: Sustainability due diligence, 7 February, 2024
Campaigners rally to save EU corporate due diligence law
Germany’s threatened abstention from a key vote on Friday could lead the way to derail the new sustainability directive.
INSIGHT: Sustainability, 7 February, 2024
How to be a sustainability leader, not a follower
A board that looks to embed sustainability as a ‘guiding force’ in the business will give its company the competitive edge.
NEWS: Board diversity, 7 February, 2024
Female board quotas ‘improve employment practices’
The use of quotas in France saw shareholder support for women candidates increase rather than fall, research finds.
NEWS: UK Corporate Governance Code, 31 January, 2024
UK Corporate Governance Code an ESG ‘disappointment’
Thinktank criticises the Financial Reporting Council for deleting ‘pretty tame’ measures related to ESG from the latest version.
NEWS: Sustainability reporting, 29 January, 2024
Ethical standards put in place for sustainability audits
In a move to boost sustainability assurance and cut greenwash, auditors are given ‘a clear framework of expected behaviour’.
INSIGHT: ESG-linked pay, 25 January, 2024
Do ESG bonuses improve sustainability?
ESG bonuses are on the rise: are they improving sustainability or just increasing executive wealth?
INTERVIEW: Sustainability, 24 January, 2024
Alison Taylor: ‘Business can do the right thing’
Taylor is optimistic that better leadership can enable purpose and sustainability to go beyond tackling reputational and regulatory risk.