ESG / CSR management

The technical terminology of science can sometimes be muddled in powerful climate messages from finance and political leaders.

He said he's no longer using the environment, social and governance term because it is being politically "weaponized."

Research has found that while the majority of consumers believe that Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) should be a mandatory practice

Edition 16 | November 2022 I started the writing of this new Lighthouse Keeper on the day of the release of the UNRISD SDPI Indicators (UN Research Institute for Social Development Sustainable Development Performance Indicators), a very important milestone in the development towards ‘authentic susta

For years, South Pole – the world’s most influential climate consultancy – sold essentially concocted emission rights to hundreds of companies, including Gucci, Volkswagen and energy supplier Greenchoice. As a result, part of the climate achievements of many prestigious companies exist only on paper. Said carbon credits generated tens of millions of euros for South Pole. The company is in crisis: employees want the error to be acknowledged, while management is sweeping it under the rug.

ESG Explained | Article series exploring ESG from the very basics

Will the world’s most cutthroat plutocrats and cold-blooded status-seekers stop trying to convince us they have a heart of gold?

A welcome UN push to tighten corporate rules is sending shudders through some boardrooms

Much has been made of how COVID-19 presents us with an opportunity to refocus our attention on climate change and the urgent need for action to protect our environment.  Whether or not this opportunity will be seized is up for debate, but there is no question that brands could do much more to accele

It should be a virtue, not an obligation.

I have a somewhat out-of-the-ordinary job description for a CMO. As well as leading the marketing function, I also have internal and external communications and sustainable business - environmental and social sustainability - as part of my remit.

“I’m not upset that you lied to me. I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you”

Plans put in place now by steel industries may lead to significant emissions reductions.

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Companies can both decarbonize and boost long-term growth. But it means pushing beyond abatement curves’ focus on cost and instead empowering people--while making a few big, strategic bets.

While the number of businesses setting net-zero commitments has grown rapidly in recent months, just 10% of firms have set interim science-based emissions targets to ensure they're aligning with climate science.

International Energy Agency report says while renewable stocks surging, reforms needed to level playing field for investors

A DeSmog investigation shows bank directors around the world have almost 1,000 connections to high-carbon companies and organisations lobbying against climate action.

With many businesses struggling to stay afloat through the Covid-19 pandemic, what has happened to their sustainability ambitions?

Four key themes suggest how companies, investors and governments can pursue economic prosperity that also ensures a sustainable planet and society.

The Mars chairman has a formula to give the private family group a wider say on public issues

Your guide to the investment and business revolution you can’t afford to ignore

Companies want harmonised standards so they don’t have to ‘argue with everybody’, says Moynihan

Framework addresses issues ranging from emissions to pay and gender ratios

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed an interconnected and tightly coupled globalized world in rapid change. This article sets the scientific stage for understanding and responding to such change for global sustainability and resilient societies. We provide a systemic overview of the current situation where people and nature are dynamically intertwined and embedded in the biosphere, placing shocks and extreme events as part of this dynamic; humanity has become the major force in shaping the future of the Earth system as a whole; and the scale and pace of the human dimension have caused climate change, rapid loss of biodiversity, growing inequalities, and loss of resilience to deal with uncertainty and surprise. Taken together, human actions are challenging the biosphere foundation for a prosperous development of civilizations. The Anthropocene reality—of rising system-wide turbulence—calls for transformative change towards sustainable futures. Emerging technologies, social innovations, broader shifts in cultural repertoires, as well as a diverse portfolio of active stewardship of human actions in support of a resilient biosphere are highlighted as essential parts of such transformations.

A report published by ACCA and IMA suggested nine dimensions that were increasingly important to the successful delivery of the CFO role. Read Clive Webb, Head of Business Management at ACCA thoughts.

A methodology to evaluate where safeguarding natural capital could have the biggest impact on climate, economies and health.