Improving ESG performance by advancing toward net-zero

Achieving net zero targets across a company’s value chain is one of the most important ESG-related ambitions. If world leaders want to have a chance of achieving the Paris goal, the world needs to limit the carbon emissions so the level of greenhouse gases does not rise any further after 2050. The number of […]
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 […]
Actionable CSR insights for corporations in the UAE that shape the new normal

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing massive economic turmoil in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries through simultaneous shocks: drop in domestic and external demand, drop in oil prices, reduction in trade, disruption of production, fall in consumer and investor confidence, and tightening of financial conditions. At the same time sustainability risks, including air pollution, coastal degradation […]