SEC to establish a more comprehensive framework on climate-related disclosures
By Nikos Avlonas President of CSE Earlier this year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission took the first steps to create a new, more comprehensive framework for consistent, comparable, and reliable climate-related disclosures. SEC focused on the local market expectations following a consultation process that took place last spring, with a growing interest in […]
What CFOs should know about Climate Risks in ECB banking supervision
Integrating climate change into the financial stability framework has become part of daily central banking discussions. The Network for Greening the Financial System’s initiative, the 2021 Bank for International Settlements Green Swan Conference, The EIB Group Climate Bank Roadmap 2021-2025 have brought the seriousness of climate change to the attention of central banks and market […]
The race to zero carbon European Economies: why the need for Sustainability ESG Practitioners is urgent?
In these times of unprecedented economic and social disruption, decision makers are trying to reinforce the reorientation of Europe’s economic model towards Sustainability. The challenge for all corporations is to make their intentions real and turn commitments into sustainable plans and actions. Let’s get down to business As Europe is in gradually exiting […]
Gender diversity on corporate Boards of Directors
In the last decade, the board of directors has taken on an expanded role and presents an interest in all stakeholder groups, with an increasing number of women serving now as members. This corporate change of culture is more and more in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which state that ‘ Gender […]
The future of sustainability in Australia
Australia’s carbon emissions dropped 5% in 2020, which marks a considerable progress, considering that Australia had a very poor record on emissions and sustainability after an OECD review back in 2019, which said that as one of the most carbon-intensive economies in the OECD, Australia has no national long-term strategy for lowering emissions, and despite […]
MENA Region: Shaping a sustainable future
As identified by The World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report 2021, environmental risks, such as extreme weather, climate action failure and human environmental damage are the biggest global risks by impact and likelihood. The Middle East is especially vulnerable to climate threats and some governments have already taken measures to advance sustainability and increase their […]
Rise to the Climate Challenge: Step into Sustainability ESG Leadership
By CSE Research Team Join other Senior Representatives of top North America Corporations seeking to learn how to navigate through the new regulatory landscapes for Climate Risk and ESG Disclosures. These are some of the key topics that will be covered in the upcoming CSE specially designed program for C-level Executives – The Certified Sustainability […]
What companies looking for environmental consultants should be aware of
ESG is having a fast-growing impact on the investment funds sector on a worldwide basis and COVID-19 has accelerated the change. Moreover, regulatory activity of a more stringent nature, carbon net-zero emissions pledges and renewables outperforming fossil fuels in terms of yields have been the main market drivers for the ESG evolution. As distinguished […]
ESG investing is on a growth trajectory; businesses act accordingly.
Numbers can rarely go wrong and that is a worth mentioned information when it comes to the sustainable funds in Canada. Although last year, ESG funds exceeded $ 3.2 billion, during the end of the first quarter the value of sustainable funds in Canada hit $ 18 billion according to Morningstar Canada. One of the […]
Singapore – Are you ready for the bold and ambitious green plan?
Singapore has one of the world’s biggest deforestation footprints per capita and the impact of climate change has become more intense in recent years. Forestry, urbanization and agriculture are the main drivers. The country now is heating twice as quickly as the global average and it is projected to reach 37 °C by the end […]