In a brilliant Q&A with Financial News Tariq Fancy, BlackRock's former sustainable investing CIO explains why ESG investing risks turning into a mis-selling scandal.
Lesley BoothSeptember 28, 2021
Keeping Current
The ESG Foundation showcases several ESG reports on their website from various organisations, including traditional banks, housing associations and technology companies. But among these large corporations are a few less expected entrants.
Lesley BoothAugust 12, 2021
Dr Ahmad Karnam, Director of Sustainability at Ericsson and one of the ESG Foundation’s Special Advisors has two publications which might be of interest to ESG followers: Organic Growth Theory for Corporate Sustainability and Electrification of Transportation: From Fuel Policy to Electricity Market and EV Battery Charging in Microgrids.
Lesley BoothAugust 10, 2021
The Millennium Development Goals established by the UN expired in 2015 and the program’s successor covers much more comprehensive and aggressive targets. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) initiative sets forth 17 critical areas to solve economic, social, and environmental challenges by 2030.
Lesley BoothAugust 3, 2021
Eco-consciousness is on the rise for e-commerce in 2021. As well as helping the planet, taking an environmental stance can be a great way to stay connected with the younger, environmentally-minded generations of consumers. If you’re looking to green your business but not sure where to start, we love CarbonCroc’s website and blog. Check out their 6 Ways to Green your Online business. You can book a free demo with them here to discuss how to offset your carbon.
Lesley BoothJuly 26, 2021
The typical Chief Risk Officer’s inbox is pretty full these days. Gone are the days of simply overseeing the implementation of a risk management framework and helping the board to manage within risk appetite. In order to add value at the executive table, CROs need to be playing attack (how do we harness opportunities?) as well as defence (how do we mitigate threats?). Riding the wave of industry disruptors implies bringing together a number of strands and pressures on the modern enterprise: operational resilience, sustainability, ethics and brand value are all live topics.
Lesley BoothJuly 18, 2021
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.
Lesley BoothJune 27, 2021