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Understanding the Impact of Recent SEC Updates on Energy & Utilities, Financial Services, and Technology Sectors

How proposed SEC rules can affect the Energy & Utilities, Financial Services, and Technology sectors?

The main objectives of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)  are to protect investors, enforce securities laws, and facilitate capital formation. The SEC regulates securities markets, sets disclosure requirements for companies, promotes fair trading practices, and takes enforcement actions against securities law violators. It also plays a vital role in market regulation, international cooperation, […]

AI applications: panacea or threat to sustainable development and ESG assessments?

AI applications: panacea or threat to sustainable development and ESG assessments?

Artificial intelligence (AI) and its applications are evolving at a rapid pace and are increasingly penetrating our everyday lives. From the arcade games of the 90s, we have moved on to smart phones that feature both data and AI applications, such as Google Assistant and Siri. Today we are all talking about AI applications, which […]

What to Expect from Digital Sustainability Training (Part 2 in our series)

Theory Into Practice

What to Expect: Theory versus Practice Why devote time to take a three-day Digital Sustainability Training? You can probably take a course at a local University, or even a degree.  A quick glance indicates Higher Ed is teaching about the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  And, the often-huge campuses certainly have at least one course […]

Defining a well-structured digital sustainability program

Defining a well-structured digital sustainability program

You are about to reach a decision on improving your career in the field of Sustainability ESG and take an advanced course, like CSE’s upcoming Digital Certified Sustainability (ESG) Practitioner Program, Advanced Edition 2023. What questions should you ask before deciding?   Is Sustainability ESG training right for me? Training is appropriate for all skill […]

The Emergence of Social Bonds as the new trend due to COVID-19

The Emergence of Social Bonds as the new trend due to COVID-19

From CSE Consulting team   Due to COVID-19 pandemic, there seems to be a growing interest from investors in sustainable finance and especially in social considerations. Economy disruption, unemployment and strained health care systems have increased the importance of social risks that could challenge future investments.   According to the International Capital Market Association (ICMA), […]

Sustainability in Biden’s First 100 Days

Sustainability in Biden's First 100 Days

From CSE Consulting team   Not much can be done in 100 days, unless those days land in the middle of a crisis. The Biden Administration faces social challenges more visible than ever before. Your organization must be ready for the old concerns rising to new levels.   Forced Labor   PPEs (physical protection equipment) […]

PRESS RELEASE: Second Success in a row. Another sold out digital Certified Sustainability (ESG) Program.

PRESS RELEASE: Second Success in a row. Another sold out digital Certified Sustainability (ESG) Program.

Always one step ahead, CSE delivers yet another sold-out digital version of its flagship course, the Certified Sustainability (ESG) Practitioner Program, Advanced Edition 2021. The digital course incorporates three live sessions, facilitated by global Lead Trainers, including Nikos Avlonas, Founder and President of CSE and Karen Malone.  The course combines the best attributes of online learning with the […]

5 upcoming Sustainability trends that business leaders should be aware of

5 upcoming Sustainability trends that business leaders should be aware of

From CSE Consulting team   U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently made a new agreement to work together in order to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, promoting a cleaner trade relationship between the two countries. Sustainability is increasingly shaped by climate change-mitigation policies with a goal of achieving net-zero emissions, […]

ESG Ratings – Why all the confusion?

ESG Ratings and how investors were influenced during COVID-19

From CSE Consulting team   Sustainable investments in the first half of 2020 amounted to $20.9 billion dollars in the US, compared to $21.4 billion throughout 2019. Investors rely on ESG reports and ratings to evaluate a company’s performance compared to peers. As interest grows globally, different environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria and ratings […]