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Corporate Culture
Corporate culture defines the shared values and behaviours that shape an organisation’s decision-making and operations. Aligning strategy, policies, and processes with a strong corporate culture fosters accountability, ethical conduct, and effective risk management. A positive corporate culture enhances employee satisfaction, productivity, and retention by improving the quality of work life. Strong leadership is essential for driving organisational integrity, regulatory compliance, and long-term resilience.
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Generation Foundation
Generation Foundation is the advocacy and grant-making initiative founded by Generation Investment Management. Generation Foundation works with various organisations to publish research addressing key global issues including climate change, carbon risk, gender inclusion and economic inequality.
Maastricht University School of Business and Economics
A business school known for its teaching and research which aims to apply interdisciplinary solutions to global challenges. Research focuses on seven themes including conflict and cooperation; creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship; culture, ethics and leadership; data-driven decision-making; human decisions and policy design; learning and work; and sustainable development.
Bank for International Settlements
Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is an international financial institution owned by sixty-three central banks, which seeks to foster cooperation of central banks by conducting banking services and publishing research on monetary and financial stability.
Investor toolkit: Human rights with focus on supply chains
The purpose of this toolkit is to help investors to engage constructively with the intention to encourage better practice from companies, thereby reducing human rights risks in supply chains. This toolkit focuses on practical engagement points with a business rationale.
Sustainable signals: Growth and opportunity in asset management
Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing and Bloomberg L.P. report highlights how sustainable investing has transformed from a given fiduciary duty into a strategic business imperative in the financial markets. Asset managers in the U.S. perceive this shifting investment landscape as a new opportunity to create increasingly competitive returns and more productive portfolios in the coming years.
ESG considerations in fixed income: Observation of 10 ESG integration trends
This paper shares key ESG integration trends that Russell Investments has found in the fixed income market. It is based off observations derived from their 2019 Annual ESG Manager Survey and discussions with fixed income market practitioners looking at ESG considerations and implementations in their investment process.
International Capital Market Association
The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) is a non-profit membership association, headquartered in Switzerland, representing financial institutions active in international capital markets. ICMA serves a wide range of members including public and private sector issuers, financial intermediaries, asset managers and other investors, capital market infrastructure providers, central banks, law firms and others worldwide.
Institutional investors and the behavioral barriers to taking action on climate change
The report examines why leading climate investors are rapidly outpacing their peers despite having access to the same information. As part of the report, investment professionals and key stakeholders were surveyed and interviewed, revealing cognitive biases to be an important barrier to taking action on climate change.
ShareAction
ShareAction, formally known as FairPensions, is a charity focused on propelling a shift towards responsible investment. Their vision entails transforming the investment system into one that better serves savers, society and the environment.
JUST Capital
JUST Capital is an independent American non-profit that measures and ranks companies on issues such as fair pay, equal treatment of workers, contribution to strong communities, and commitment to a healthy planet. It tracks and engages with corporations on how they perform on issues that are important to the public.
Australian Council of Superannuation Investors
Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) provides strong advice on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues on behalf of its members. It seeks to achieve improvements in the practices of its member superannuation funds and enhance the ESG performance of companies.
The world's dumbest idea
An exploration into the problems that are present within the concept of shareholders value maximisation (SVM). Montier examines the history which has lead to the adaptation of this idea and the potential impact it has on the economy.
Corporate Knights
Corporate Knights produces research and rankings of financial products based on corporate sustainability performance and publishes a sustainable business magazine. The company is a certified B-Corp based in Canada.
