Nearly half the members of the Net Zero Insurers Alliance (NZIA) have pulled out of the global insurance network for addressing climate change. Many reports cite the pressure of the growing politicisation of ESG, especially in the US, but the news also fits the growing awareness that targeting, and achieving, net zero is going to be a lot harder than simply making a commitment.
Max Volokhov, chief research and development (R&D) officer at Mitgo, explores why a successful R&D division inevitably implements ESG principles, whether consciously or not.
InfluenceMap has produced evidence of the US fossil fuel sector’s involvement in pushing an anti-ESG stance in mainstream discourse.
While the new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is going to impact thousands of companies, both within the EU and outside, only a few are ready to comply with its requirements. Mandatory reporting requirements on environmental and social impact are accelerating and new approaches must be found to meet the challenge.
Compliance and ethics consultant and author Vera Cherepanova explains why effective corporate governance is vital to the success of ESG.
With the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report concluding that humanity had the tools to curb climate change, in what was a “rapidly closing window”, head of marketing and insight at Novuna Business Finance, Joanna Morris, discusses how translating small businesses' desire to tackle the climate emergency into action is key.
Being sustainable pays for startups, a new survey found, as investors are looking for companies with the right credentials to fit their ESG requirements.
Research released by the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) and Kantos found a lack of sustainability skills and knowledge is hampering the marketing profession from clearly and effectively communicating its strategies – resulting in a higher risk of greenwash.
Morningstar has analysed the sustainability profiles of its 48 country-specific equity indexes to look at corporate behaviour across the world.
The benefits and drawbacks of ESG investing have taken the centre stage in US politics, where a fierce debate has resulted in policies that will ultimately affect the finances of private citizens.