Tag: environment
A fragmented future for sustainability in Europe?
As the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive stalls, we must navigate a more complex and costly ESG landscape.
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.
Governance experts call for change in corporate law
Board duties should go ‘beyond their traditional role of representing shareholders’ interests’, writes a group of 15 academics.
Growing climate litigation is ‘absolutely necessary’
UN expert Ian Fry says court cases are needed to legally hold ‘to account’ those who cause damage to the environment.
Sustainability due diligence rules face EU debate
MEPs have voted through the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, which is likely to be amended by ‘trilogue’ negotiations.
Companies lobby Brussels for due diligence unity
A letter to the European Union asks that definitions in the coming directive are consistent with guidelines from the UN and OECD.
Public confidence in ethical business behaviour falters
A new survey reveals 57% of the British public believe business behaves ethically, down from a record high of 62% last year.
Campaigners call for German supply chain law to protect human rights
The German government is under pressure from groups including Oxfam and Friends of the Earth to introduce new legislation regarding global supply chains.
Sense in sustainability: the changing focus for boards
Boards are beginning to acknowledge that sustainability is no longer a siloed concept, but a crucial strategy that lies at the heart of responsible, profitable business, with long-term rewards for both stakeholders and society.
Titanic lessons to be learned about climate change
Non-executives need to set the right course to prevent corporate titans from sinking like the Titanic in environmental disaster.