Tag: ESG

This saga illustrates how activist investors can use creative legal strategies to damage the reputation of a company, state, local authority or financial institution over perceived lack of climate action, regardless of the ultimate outcome in court...

How are pharmaceutical companies performing on ESG priorities without “green hushing?”..

U.S. businesses today often find themselves walking a communications tightrope on matters of ESG and sustainability. The counter to greenwashing, greenhushing, has gained significant attention in the last several months, particularly as businesses aim to keep out of political debates without simultaneously backing out of publicly stated goals..

There is broad recognition that many ESG issues are fundamental drivers of business value, and so companies are looking inward, focusing on building the right management and operating structures to make meaningful progress across issues that range from climate risk to supplier diversity...

America is exhausted and brands offered A-list celebrities and light humor-driven Super Bowl ads. Bill Dalbec analyses Super Bowl LVII ads...

It has also influenced companies across sectors to embrace and prioritize environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues that impact the health and sustainability of their business...

In October, APCO surveyed the U.S. general public to understand views on the role of companies in this divided culture, revealing areas of both consensus and division...

A recent report finds that while ESG is burgeoning regionally, many companies are still at the “start-up” phase of their ESG journey...

Discussions addressed the importance of halving emissions by 2030 to limit warming to 1.5°C, the role of corporations in driving to net zero, what’s next for voluntary carbon markets and nature-based solutions in a high-ambition pathway. ..

Driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and social movements around equity and justice, such as Black Lives Matter, policymakers in the European Union (EU) are increasingly focused on ensuring responsible business conduct...

In the Gulf, Gen Z is an emerging key stakeholder group—and it is time Gulf-based companies took notice as younger workers rise in the ranks. ..

Companies will need to approach ESG as a transformation of their business requiring significant change management...

Corporate leaders and dealmakers increasingly see acquisitions as a way to accelerate sustainability strategies, creating new challenges for communicators...

Focusing on the ESG factors of supply chain management is no longer “just” a communications strategy but a strategic necessity...

The climate situation in emerging economies such as India is more complex—balancing growth and sustainable development from private companies...

As the world’s largest women-owned and independent advisory and advocacy communications consultancy, it’s our responsibility to not only celebrate the work we’ve done so far, but to continue to push ourselves to do more and to do better...

As the corporate world aligns around an ESG framework and stakeholder capitalism, leadership is must put equity and inclusion at the center of the agenda...

Work doesn’t work for moms, and work-life balance is an illusion. Employers fail to provide the basic policies and practices moms need to thrive...

Japanese companies lag behind others in their evaluation of management of ESG issues – particularly the S; why is this and how can it be improved?  ..

Now is the moment for companies to craft creative engagement solutions to entice employees — particularly women — to return to and remain in the workplace.    ..

The pandemic forced people across the world to a standstill, giving us an opportunity to observe the cornerstones of growth, especially in the Global South...

Employees know their worth but some workers are missing out and remain unseen and underrepresented in the move toward a fairer and more equitable workplace...

The 2021 Generation Equality Forum resulted in a Global Acceleration Plan, recognizing that while action is the goal, we are not moving quickly enough...

The question of “why aren’t we getting credit?” is a common one. The answer is complex, but the following insights yield some answers and a possible prescription:..

Following the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015, global progress on addressing climate change appeared to slow for a number of years. In the absence of strong and coordinated political action, companies came to realize that they could take climate action substantially faster than political systems...

The world is at a tipping point. ESG risks and opportunities are making their way into substantive conversations in the C-Suite and Boardroom about business as a platform for change. Every journey needs a roadmap. Communicators can help their organizations redefine market leadership and chart their path on their journey of stakeholder capitalism, ESG and decarbonization...

Corporate purpose has increasingly become a watchword for companies looking to distinguish themselves in the modern era. 2020 has proved that the future is uncertain, change is ever-present and those companies that react quickly and adapt to uncertainties are better placed to come back stronger...

ESG investing has become impossible for regulators to ignore. With the market moving fast, regulators are beginning to co-develop common practices and frameworks that have, until now, largely been left up to companies, shareholders and financial market participants...

In recent years, ESG, sustainability, inclusion and diversity have become common buzz words in business, particularly in financial services. Executives understand that they need to promote these issues to attract top talent and improve their bottom line, and top companies are now racing to do this better than their competitors...