ESG
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March 18, 2024
BusinessEurope unhappy with revised CSDDD
BusinessEurope, the European confederation that represents 40 national industry and employers’ organisations, is unhappy with the agreement on the EU…
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March 15, 2024
European Council adopts watered down CSDDD
The Belgian presidency of the European Council has finally managed to gain approval for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive…
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March 15, 2024
Landmark legal opinion highlights UK directors’ obligations on nature-related risks
Directors need to consider their company’s nature-related risks as part of their legal duties under English company law, according to…
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March 14, 2024
Supply chain pressure rises as EU Forced Labour Regulation agreed
EU members states have agreed the Forced Labour Regulation that prohibits products made with forced labour from the EU, so…
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March 14, 2024
Insurers fear rise of ESG requirements
Insurers are becoming increasingly concerned about greenwashing as ESG requirements become tougher, shows a global study carried out among investment…
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March 14, 2024
More than half of FTSE companies now engaged in tree planting
An estimated 51% of FTSE 100 companies are currently investing in tree-planting initiatives as part of their ESG programmes, according…
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March 13, 2024
UK business leaders fear ESG targets expose them to litigation
Nearly two-thirds (62%) of senior leaders at large UK businesses are worried that their ESG targets put them at risk…
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March 12, 2024
Europe ill-prepared for climate risks, finds first-ever EEA assessment
Europe is not prepared for rapidly growing climate risks and is failing to keep pace with the rising exposures, warns…
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March 7, 2024
Workplace stress a key driver of ‘alarming’ rise in mental health problems: AXA
The mental health of workers is deteriorating and the workplace is one of the main reasons behind this trend, according…
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March 7, 2024
Supply chain emissions data a ‘mammoth’ task for risk managers, says Airmic
Risk managers face a “mammoth” task identifying carbon emissions in their supply chain, according to UK risk management association Airmic,…
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March 7, 2024
SEC adopts compromised climate-related disclosures
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted rules to enhance and standardise climate-related disclosures by public companies and…
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March 6, 2024
EU acts to break the forced labour business model
The EU may have ditched the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) for the time being but opponents of strict…
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March 4, 2024
Global c-suite struggling to fund sustainability investments
While a majority of organisations globally recognise sustainability as important to their business strategy, many c-suite leaders are struggling to…
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March 4, 2024
MEPs pass beefed-up environmental crimes directive
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have adopted and extended the list of offences and sanctions in the Environmental Crimes…
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March 4, 2024
European companies lead on board-level gender diversity
Europe is leading gender diversity league tables, according to Fitch Ratings, with nine European countries achieving the highest proportion of…
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March 1, 2024
Call for tailored approach to health and wellness benefits
Multinationals can better address employee health concerns if they fully understand and consider the needs of all of their employees,…
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March 1, 2024
Business must invest in climate preparedness and employee support
Organisations should take heed of the losses that can be incurred by extreme weather events, and invest in climate preparedness,…
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February 29, 2024
Ferma says CSDDD rejection provides time to address ‘shortcomings’
The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (Ferma) has told Commercial Risk that news that the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence…
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February 28, 2024
CSDDD ‘back to square one’ as Council blocks legislation
The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) has failed to achieve backing from the European Council and now looks…
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February 28, 2024
More progress needed on sustainability assurance, says GRI
New analysis has revealed the growing importance of sustainability assurance, but more progress is needed, according to Global Reporting Initiative…