Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has estimated that over 2014 the issuance of corporate green bonds will double, reaching $20 billion (£12bn), pointing to ‘mega...
In order to ensure success in the face of growing social and environmental pressures, businesses should move from an approach that aims to “do less harm”...
The European Commission has announced proposals to strengthen shareholder engagement and introduce a ‘say on pay’ for Europe’s largest companies. The changes aim to improve sustainability...
The Brand Strategist’s Guide to Desire offers brands a way to understand what people really want. Now’s your chance to get your hands on a signed copy. In...
A new study has found that more than half of corporations are emitting unsustainable levels of CO2 when the figures are assessed from a science perspective....
Stock exchanges across the world, in both developed and emerging markets, are increasingly at the forefront in developing sustainability initiatives, according to a new report. EIRIS,...
The level of engagement between sustainability functions in businesses and important internal and external stakeholders is low, according to a survey. Low levels of engagement can...
Decision makers are being urged to focus on long-term challenges and solutions in order to deliver progress on climate change, reduce economic inequality, improve corporate practices...
Leading financial services firm UBS has released a report that outlines its commitment to sustainable investment – which it says “has entered the mainstream”. The report uses...
It was a hot and humid Tuesday afternoon at the Wallacespace venue in Euston as members of the Forum for the Future network gathered to discuss the business...
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has released G4, an updated edition of the most widely used sustainability reporting framework in the world. G4, which was unveiled...
According to the textbooks, CSR – corporate social responsibility – is broadly defined as a voluntary commitment from business to embrace responsibility for its actions and...
Sarasin & Partners has researched and written this paper as one of a series which considers the investment implications of environmental, social and governance issues. This...