Library | ESG issues
Corporate Strategy
Corporate strategy involves the comprehensive plan a company employs to achieve its long-term objectives, encompassing decisions on resource allocation, market participation, and competitive positioning. Integrating sustainability into corporate strategy enables organisations to create long-term stakeholder value. This approach offers advantages such as enhancing brand value, meeting consumer demands, increasing efficiency, attracting top talent, and opening new market opportunities.
Refine
344 results
REFINE
SHOW: 16
Global Sustainable Investment Alliance
The Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA) promotes sustainable investment worldwide. Their initiatives include research, policy advocacy, and collaboration with stakeholders to advance environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations in investment decisions. Explore their resources for insights into sustainable finance practices and global investment trends.
Franklin Templeton Investments
Franklin Templeton is a leading global investment management organization. Explore our site for insights on investment solutions, funds, and market perspectives. Discover opportunities for informed financial decisions and long-term success.
What Doughnut Economics means for business: Creating enterprises that are regenerative and distributive by design
This guide is intended for businesses and individuals who want to implement Doughnut Economics principles. It provides guidance on how to redesign a business through its strategic decisions and operations by focusing on purpose, networks governance, ownership and finance. The paper explores barriers and innovations to sustainable business design.
Integrity matters: Net zero commitments by businesses, financial institutions, cities and regions
As the global community faces a climate crisis, the report recommends setting standards and criteria for achieving net zero emissions, addressing concerns about greenwashing, and calling for a just transition for developing countries. The report advocates for a collaborative 'ambition loop' to accelerate global efforts toward a sustainable future.
Impact Investing Australia
Impact Investing Australia is dedicated to growing the market for impact investing. Their vision is for a healthy, equitable and prosperous Australia delivered through a dynamic market for investments with a diversity of players and products. The organisation represents Australia on the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment.
Centre for Environmental Rights
Centre for Environmental Rights are activist lawyers who defend the right of communities and civil society organisations to an environment not harmful to health or wellbeing for present and future generations. Through litigation, advocacy and activist support and training, they work towards equality and environmental and climate justice.
The Aotearoa Circle
The Aotearoa Circle is a New Zealand-based organisation committed to sustainable development and environmental stewardship. The organisation is a voluntary initiative bringing together leaders from public and private sectors to commit to priority actions that will restore Aotearoa's natural capital for future generations.
Recommendations of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures
This report aims to provide a unified approach to the disclosure of natural dependencies, impacts and risks for financial institutions and corporates. As the issue of natural loss and climate change continues to grow, a harmonised way of tackling these risks needs to be agreed to safeguard against material impacts.
Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)
Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) spearheads the integration of nature considerations into global finance, addressing biodiversity and ecosystem challenges. TNFD provides practical tools and databases, shaping sustainable finance practices.
Applying economics – not gut feel – to ESG
This report advocates for the application of mainstream economics to evaluate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues for long-term financial and social returns. It identifies how conventional thinking around ten key ESG issues can be overturned when applying mainstream economics principles to provide better ESG insights.
First Sentier Investors
First Sentier Investors (FSI) is a global asset management group offering active investment capabilities across global and regional equities, cash and fixed income, and real assets. It is committed to principles of stewardship and responsible investment.
Inter-agency Task Force on Financing for Development
The Inter-agency Task Force on Financing for Development (IATF) supports the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. IATF annually reports on the global implementation of financing for development outcomes and advises on its progress and gaps, and provides recommendations.
Building peace and prosperity: What business can do
A brief look at the policies and actions stakeholders can do to confront and prevent violent conflict in high-risk areas. Actions are laid out for businesses, governments, the United Nations, investment community, and civil society. Multi-stakeholder initiatives to support building and investing in peace are presented.
Taking the carbon out of credit: An integrated approach to removing climate emissions from lending
This report makes a complete case for banks and lending institutions to avoid further damaging of the climate. It provides both justification for why this is an important financial undertaking, and principles for how to go about and do it.
Oliver Wyman
Oliver Wyman is a global management consulting firm that services other firms, governments and society. They offer multiple capabilities in areas such as risk management, strategy, climate and sustainability. Their services cover a wide variety of industries including automotive, energy and nature resources, industrial products, financial services and education.
RockCreek
RockCreek is a global investment firm known for their innovation and focus on sustainability. With $15 billion in assets, they invest in a diverse portfolio of entrepreneurs, companies and investors. They focus on climate and sustainable opportunities across multi-asset class solutions.
