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 […]
Sustainability (ESG) as a game changer: Sustainability (ESG) Professionals in the Spotlight
By CSE research team Sustainability (ESG) Professionals hold a corporate-critical role in the 2021 business mindset. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are changing their business models in order to adapt to various challenges due to the pandemic and boost their resilience. At the same time, industry titans and global corporations step up their ambitions […]
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 […]