In a new, companion article to his podcast for the ESG Foundation ecologist Dr Chris Gibson challenges the conventional assumptions that planting trees is the best way to save the planet.
Lesley BoothJuly 15, 2021
According to a recent Workiva Inc. survey of individual investors, about 70% of respondents pointed out that organizations have a responsibility to demonstrate ESG performance to investors, with Generation Z and younger millennial-aged investors showing the most demand when it comes to ESG credentials.
This article will explore how the tech sector is measuring its impacts on Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) ESG has been rising up the agenda of organisations, with the aim of better valuing sustainability, social responsibility and accountability. Investors often examine this area of operations heavily, and for many consumers, it is not enough for businesses to have a good product; they need to show that they are making a wider positive impact, and this entails efficient measurement strategies.
Lesley BoothJune 24, 2021
Nasdaq has joined four other technology companies – Dell, Intel, NTT DATA and Snap – in a new industry coalition, the Alliance for Global Inclusion, to develop shared D+I metrics to accelerate the adoption and measurement of inclusive business practices.
Lesley BoothJune 11, 2021
Guy Battle, CEO of Social Value Portal shares a number of frequently asked questions from corporates about their intent and needs, and their journey towards measuring social value.
Lesley BoothJune 8, 2021
The ESG Awards showcase the best ESG performance in line with the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The ESG Awards shine a light on transparency, excellence and progress on this ambitious movement which has the potential to transform modern capitalism.
Lesley BoothJune 7, 2021
If the City of London were a country it would rank as the world’s ninth highest CO2 emitter, when the results of banks' investments are taken into account, according to Greenpeace and the WWF. That is 455m tonnes when discounting aviation and shipping, sectors the UK government excludes in its emissions calculations.
Lesley BoothJune 4, 2021
There is a growing feeling that the world is currently unravelling before our eyes, whether this be due to the global pandemic, the continued racial conflict or the progressively devastating consequences of climate change. It is unsurprising that, along with governments and non-profit organisations, an increasing expectation exists for companies to step up their commitments to social and environmental issues.
Lesley BoothJune 2, 2021
In the end money talks, just as it always does. If you skip through the financial and business pages of the newspapers as you head for the sport, or are still half asleep when Dominic O’Connell gives us the daily business news at 6.15am on the Today Programme, last week you might have missed a piece of financial news of genuine world-changing significance.
Lesley BoothJune 2, 2021
There are many definitions of ESG, there are different ways of measuring progress towards ESG goals and there are multiple ways of understanding what ESG factors most impact reputation, and why. According to Steve Earl, a Partner at corporate communications and strategy consultancy BOLDT, those multiple versions of the truth are unavoidable, but expect consolidation as companies begin to require more objective data. At a time when nations around the world are relying on data to unmask the facts about how we emerge from the grip of a pandemic, the whole truth has rarely been at such a premium. But if…
Lesley BoothMay 26, 2021