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Today, ESG is one of the clearest lenses through which organisations identify, assess, and manage risk. At its core, ESG risk refers to the potential negative impacts on an organisation’s financial performance, operational continuity, and reputation arising from its environmental,...
It may sound obvious, but it is still too often overlooked: ESG cannot be meaningfully integrated into an organisation’s strategy or operations without the active involvement of the board. ESG is like the G in the acronym suggests, at its core, a governance issue. Boards sit at the...
As ESG becomes more widely adopted, it is also increasingly misunderstood. Stripped of context, ESG is often reduced to a slogan, a reporting exercise, or worse, a political statement. In reality, many of the most common assumptions about ESG are precisely what weaken its credibility...
In our first article in this series, “The Evolution of ESG: From Ethical Foundations to ESG 2.0,” we noted that ESG considerations are no longer optional. Today, organisations that fail to integrate environmental, social, and governance factors into their strategies risk losing relevance,...
