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Why ESG impacts SMEs’ operational and financial efficiency
What can happen when SMEs embed ESG practices into the core of their business strategy? SMEs can drive operational and financial efficiency, risk mitigation and stakeholder engagement by integrating ESG considerations and metrics Published: May 24, 2022 By CSE research team Small and medium-sized enterprises are the backbone of the global economy. SMEs account for the majority […]
ESG investing among the key focus areas of SEC’s 2022 Examination Priorities
By CSE research team The examination priorities for fiscal year 2022 were announced by the Division of Examinations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The annual publication of the Division’s examination priorities is composed in such a way to provide investors and registrants transparency and is aligned with the Division’s four pillars: […]
CSE Executive Sustainability & ESG Training: Another Success Story
CSE is proud to announce that its Leadership Certified Sustainability (ESG) Practitioner Program, Digital Edition (2022) which took place in April 2022, was again sold out, with twenty-six C-suite, SVPs, VPs, CFOs, senior directors and managers in field of Sustainability ESG trusting it for their professional education. The digital program incorporates three live […]
How corporate ESG strategy is affected by Ukraine Invasion
A few weeks have passed since Europe has come up against its worst military conflict since World War II, shifting the continent’s landscape on energy transition and investors’ decisions. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has exposed the failings of fund managers to see the risks a war could pose to their portfolios. Lots of U.S. dollars […]
Demand for ESG jobs in North America is expected to hit record high in 2022 and beyond
by CSE research team As governments worldwide are now spending vast sums of money on the green economic recovery North America is seeing a hiring boom in ESG roles. For the resources to be spent most effectively, the workforce would have to gain new skills. All kind of organizations are constantly trying to bring […]
Canadian securities regulators publish guidance on ESG – Do you know how to manage ESG risk?
by CSE research team In recent years, there’s been more pressure for investment managers and managers of active businesses to increase their reporting of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) metrics in their financial and non-financial public disclosures. Regulators and legislators are implementing rules to promote this objective. Under Canadian securities legislation, there […]
Just transition is rising in investors’ agenda
By Nikos Avlonas, President and Founder of CSE The necessity of a Just Transition is rising up the agenda of investors and policy makers. It has already become an integral part of many of the global commitments adopted by countries as it is strongly linked to 14 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, drawing […]
EU sets a global requirement in supply chain sustainability
Business’ impacts take place throughout the entire value chain and the EU has already acknowledged this. The European Commission has set one more time high standards by becoming the first policymaker in the world to take concrete initiative for human rights and environmental violations in the supply chain. The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive […]
5 ways the board of directors can contribute in ESG quality
ESG rises-up the political agenda and therefore it is being reported. The latest regulatory developments are shaping investor expectations on ESG and many board of directors are considering the best way to contribute to the long-term success with both quantitative and qualitative data. However, most companies do not have a formal process to collect nonfinancial […]
Key Sustainability Concepts under SFDR: tackle the challenges, unlock the opportunities
Under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), all EU asset managers are now asked to publicly disclose. Pension funds, insurers and asset managers must disclose how they consider ESG risks in their investment decisions. The SFDR will create a structural change in financial markets by making sustainability reporting mandatory and will push portfolio […]