18 March, 2021
Covid-19 is forcing us to rethink responsible approaches to business
The race to find Covid-19 vaccines is still far from over, yet there is cautious optimism that we will gradually return to normality during 2021. It is however already evident that companies with robu...
9 March, 2021
Business leaders issue warning on governance rules and sustainability
This week a fightback began in support of European Commission effort’s to redraw corporate governance so it promotes sustainability. In an
9 March, 2021
Winning the case for sustainable corporate governance
How far it is sufficient for business sustainability to be built into company reporting, and whether this is also necessary in respect to board obligations, will reach a watershed moment in the forthc...
4 February, 2021
How boards can steer companies to ‘build back better’
When the history of the Covid-19 pandemic is written, it will no doubt note how, in one fell swoop, the bug accomplished something humanity had long struggled to do:
29 January, 2021
Why 2021 is a year of opportunity for boards to build business resilience
The IIRC’s founder and Chair Emeritus, Professor Judge Mervyn King, recently said that “business is a part of society, not apart from society”. This message has never been more relevant than in ...
16 September, 2020
Four principles to keep your business’s social purpose goals on track
The role of a business’s social purpose came to the fore in April last year. One of the largest business groups in the US—the Business Roundtable—called for companies to
28 August, 2020
Going green benefits businesses—and should be central to their recovery
The onset of the pandemic and the ensuing lockdown have imperilled businesses worldwide. It will be
27 July, 2020
A blueprint for business to transition to a nature-positive future
The average person today is 4.4 times richer and lives 25 years longer than in 1950. The Great Acceleration, however, has been brought to a screeching halt by the Covid-19 pandemic. It is clear ...
21 April, 2020
Government bail-outs indicate ‘shift in mindset’ towards societal purpose
Denmark’s recent statements on bail-outs for companies illustrates a trend seen widely at the moment: if companies want state aid they have to do right by the societies in which they do business. ...
16 April, 2020
