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Are Fossil Fuels Ancient History?
Finally, corporations are waking up to the need for a Solar Age. Or so it seems if one reads the media hype. With Green Bonds and Social Bonds, companies are financing infrastructure to take advantage of renewables. They are charting their GHG emissions and cutting ribbons on server farms cooled with North Carolina’s sun or […]
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 […]
Will your COVID-19 recovery plan include sustainability?
By Nikos Avlonas, President and Founder of CSE As planning around COVID-19 becomes the new normal, companies are backing off from the extreme measures many imposed early on. Early board room discussions included: no capital expenditures; trolling for positions to cut; removing sustainability as a priority and cutting charitable donations. Then, […]
Reuters Events launches The Responsible Business Europe 2020
London 13, August 2020. CEOs and business leaders from Europe join the Responsible Business Summit 2020 22-23 October 2020. Businesses must embrace a new purpose, one that helps address key societal issues and environmental issues as part of their recovery. Not only is it the right thing to do, but increasingly society expects it […]
Publicly listed companies take note: SASB Standards Important for Sustainability Reporting
A long-time leader in GRI-informed sustainability reporting and consulting, CSE is taking on the next hot reporting trend – SASB – the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board. Both GRI and SASB emphasize transparency. Both are guided by materiality. They differ on purpose. GRI focuses on the economic, environmental and social impacts of a company, […]
What investors’ behavior tells us about firms with responsible strategies on environmental and climate issues during COVID -19 crisis
According to recent research key findings, firms with greater environmental responsibility have better stock returns. It seems that the COVID-19 shock led investors to reward environmental responsibility to a large extent. The Center for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) innovates in sustainability training and consulting and has an ambitious agenda for 2020 to continue supporting Fortune 500 […]
Three Reasons TCFD & SASB reporting on Climate Scenarios is Important
The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) provides market-driven recommendations for voluntary and consistent climate-related financial risk disclosures in mainstream filings. The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) provides industry specific standards help investors and other market participants assess their portfolios’ exposure to sustainability risks and opportunities. Climate risk is often material, and […]
SASB and TCFD guidelines: Kicking the Tires for ESG
By Nikos Avlonas President and Founder of CSE When addressing Sustainability Reporting, CSE is often asked, “what should my company report?” We answer “the issues most material to the product or service you provide.” “How do I know what’s most material?” Ask your stakeholders. “What if I don’t have the resources for […]
ESG Ratings and how investors were influenced during COVID-19
There is some very encouraging news for Sustainability Practitioners as we start the recovery process. It appears that COVID-19 has prompted investors to increasingly factor in ESG into their assessment process. During the pandemic crisis and stock market panic, the ESG funds – funds that practice sustainable strategies and base their investments on the […]
Elanco’s East Africa Growth Accelerator delivers $8+ million in socio-economic value for smallholder farmers in East Africa, progress against Sustainable Development
Elanco Animal Health Inc. (NYSE: ELAN) announced that its shared value East Africa Growth Accelerator (EAGA) initiative has delivered a Social Return on Investment (SROI) of almost 250% for dairy and poultry smallholder farmers, their families and other stakeholders in the region. For every US$1 invested by Elanco and its partners in the EAGA initiative […]