Communications & Reporting

Decision time for the planet: will the 2020s be the decade of delivery?

Terry Slavin, (Jan 5, 2020)

In the magazine this month Ethical Corporation kicks off 2020 with thought-leadership from leading commentators on what it will take for business to step up to the challenges of climate action and the SDGs over the coming decade

How the GRI’s new standard for transparency in reporting tax can help raise money for SDGs

Tim Mohin, (Jan 2, 2020)

With the IMF estimating that companies avoid paying $600bn in tax each year, a global standard on tax transparency is long overdue, argues Tim Mohin of the Global Reporting Initiative

'Bold climate action from business and cities will be needed to persuade laggard governments'

Jen Austin, (Jan 2, 2020)

Jen Austin of the We Mean Business coalition says COP25 may have ended in disappointment but the companies that have adopted science-based targets are showing leadership for the challenging decade ahead

CSR Cheat Sheet: Bushfires put Australia in spotlight over failure to tackle climate change

Oliver Balch, (Jan 2, 2020)

In his first round-up of sustainability news in 2020, Oliver Balch reports on the consequences of extreme weather events in 2019, a healthy eating plan for the planet, and nature-based solutions to office stress

Paul Polman: 'Get with civil society on fighting climate change, or get out of the way'

Terry Slavin, (Dec 19, 2019)

A year after he left Unilever, Terry Slavin interviews the former CEO about this month's disappointing COP25, and what he has done in the year since he was set free of the ‘shackles’ of steering one of the world's biggest consumer goods companies

Free Webinar: ESG Data - What Should We Really Be Measuring?

EC Newsdesk, (Dec 13, 2019)

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ESG Disclosure Keynote: Transparent, Investor Driven

Conference Recording, (Dec 10, 2019)

Engaging ESG Rating & Rankings Agencies

Conference Recording, (Dec 10, 2019)

‘Banks still only pay lip service to the UN Guiding Principles, with dire consequences’

Ryan Brightwell, (Dec 6, 2019)

BankTrack’s Ryan Brightwell says its latest human rights benchmark shows only ABN Amro can be considered a 'leader', while four out of five banks meet fewer than half of the benchmark’s requirements

Measuring your Social Impact

Conference Recording, (Dec 5, 2019)

Ethical Corporation investigates how business is facing up to climate risk

Terry Slavin, (Dec 4, 2019)

In our last issue of 2019, we look at what companies are doing to implement the Task Force on Climate-related Disclosures amid increasing pressure from investors. We also highlight some of those turning the tide from our monthly Disruptors series

From zero to hero: How Japan Inc came from behind to lead on climate risk reporting

Jill Baker, (Dec 3, 2019)

Jill Baker reports on how influential figures like Hiromichi Mizuno of Global Pension Investment Fund and Hitachi’s Hiroaki Nakanishi have helped swing the country’s largest companies behind the TCFDs

‘The TCFDs go to the heart of our job as a bank to assess risk’

Terry Slavin, (Dec 3, 2019)

Terry Slavin talks to ABN Amro’s Tjeerd Krumpelman about how the Dutch bank is using the recommendations on climate risk reporting to steer decision-making on sustainable lending

Property sector slow to awake to threat on front line of climate change

Mike Scott, (Dec 3, 2019)

Landsec is one of few property companies to embrace TCFD reporting, but ESG real estate specialist GRESB is hoping a new resilience scorecard will help turn the tide, reports Mike Scott

‘If you want to be a climate leader, you can’t ignore the TCFDs’

Mike Scott, (Dec 3, 2019)

Mike Scott reports on how Ørsted, Equinor, Unilever and Gold Fields are using climate risk reporting to help strategic transformation

#Cop25: Corporations feel investor heat over slow response to climate risk

Mike Scott, (Dec 3, 2019)

Amid ever-graver revelations about the severity of climate change, Mike Scott reports on patchy progress in adopting the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures' recommendations on reporting climate risk

‘Consumer goods firms are failing to see the wood for the trees’

Ling Sin Fai Lam, (Nov 29, 2019)

While Danone, Nestlé, L’Oréal and Unilever are leaders, big brands are failing to respond to increasing deforestation with anything like the urgency needed, warns CDP’s Ling Sin Fai Lam

No green sheen can hide truth about Black Friday’s impact on environment

Trewin Restorick, (Nov 27, 2019)

As retailers try to highlight sustainability claims amid growing unease about the annual spending spree, consumers should remember that ‘compostable’ and ‘biodegradable’ plastic can do more harm than good, says Hubbub’s Trewin Restorick

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