Companies need to spend more time thinking about how climate and environment are going to affect the financial performance of the company, said Lucy Nottingham, director of Marsh & McLennan’s global risk center.
The linear economy poses serious financial, reputational and regulatory risks as resources diminish and demand grows, and more companies recognize that.
Until technology companies address hacking incidents and other security issues, it does little good to talk up the environmental benefits.
The electricity system is about to experience a several-orders-of-magnitude increase in the number of vulnerabilities to cyber-threats.
“Business as usual will lead to a 40 percent gap in supply demand of water by 2030,” said Emilio Tenuta, vice president of corporate sustainability at Ecolab. However, despite water conservation projects, since 2011, corporate water use has declined only by 10 percent.According to Tenuta, if the world is to address the pressing issue of water quality scarcity, “we’re going to have to create partnerships that accelerate change and reinvent the way we work.”
As America puts high volumes of low-cost capital to work on sustainable infrastructure, people will go back to work, find their dream home and start spending again.
Most companies still have yet to crack the sustainability code. Here’s why.
A clear-eyed optimistic strategy involving businesses, governments and individuals can create a seismic shift in the way we tackle the ocean plastic crisis
The multinational personal care companies are among new supporters of the CDP’s forest supply chain initiative, which requires deeper disclosure from key suppliers.
As trillions of dollars are shifting towards generative practices, momentum towards socially responsible investing is gaining in the wealth management industry.