ESG as common sense: Georg Kell on the future of ESG
ESG Quick Takes16 Mai 2023

ESG as common sense: Georg Kell on the future of ESG

In this latest ESG Quick Takes podcast episode, ESG Book’s Isabel Verkes speaks to Georg Kell, Founding Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact. In this episode, Georg tells the story of the creation of the Global Compact, which he established as the world’s largest voluntary corporate sustainability initiative, and discusses the evolution of ESG as well as the trends that will shape the future of the sustainability and net-zero transition. https://www.forbes.com/sites/georgkell/2023/04/06/the-role-of-voluntary-business-initiatives-in-an-era-of-political-fragmentation/

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The SEC's Climate Disclosure Rule on Pause: What Happens Next?

The SEC's Climate Disclosure Rule on Pause: What Happens Next?

In April 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission paused the implementation of its recently released climate disclosure rules requiring companies to report on climate-related risks and emissi...

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NYU Stern Professor Alison Taylor: Higher Ground - How Business Can Do the Right Thing in a Turbulent World

NYU Stern Professor Alison Taylor: Higher Ground - How Business Can Do the Right Thing in a Turbulent World

In this new ESG Quick Takes episode, host Isabel Verkes speaks to NYU Stern Professor Alison Taylor, author of the new book ‘Higher Ground: How Business Can Do the Right Thing in a Turbulent World’. D...

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Todd Cort on the links between sustainability metrics and financial performance, and why the debate continues.

Todd Cort on the links between sustainability metrics and financial performance, and why the debate continues.

In this new ESG Quick Takes episode, host Isabel Verkes speaks to Yale University's Todd Cort on the links between sustainability metrics and financial performance. Despite various studies over the pa...

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Professor Ioannis Ioannou: Why there is no such thing as a sustainable company (it's complicated...)

Professor Ioannis Ioannou: Why there is no such thing as a sustainable company (it's complicated...)

In this ESG Quick Takes episode, host Isabel Verkes speaks to Ioannis Ioannou, Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at London Business School, and a world-leading expert in sustainabil...

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Damilola Ogunbiyi on Clean Energy in Emerging Markets - Anticipating COP28

Damilola Ogunbiyi on Clean Energy in Emerging Markets - Anticipating COP28

Energy access and clean energy development in emerging markets will be at the forefront of COP28 this year. In this episode, ESG Book's Isabel Verkes speaks to Damilola Ogunbiyi, CEO and Special Repre...

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Tom Gosling: sometimes being virtuous costs money

Tom Gosling: sometimes being virtuous costs money

What interests and incentives can distinguish greenwashing from “ESG as a sidebar to the main business”, from real progress? Tom is an expert in practice and theory, having been a senior partner with ...

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The next ESG reporting challenge: emerging markets and multi-national conglomerates

The next ESG reporting challenge: emerging markets and multi-national conglomerates

In this latest ESG Quick Takes podcast episode, ESG Book’s Isabel Verkes speaks to Tata Consultancy Service’s Navin Rauniar about how multi-sector and emerging market companies approach ESG differentl...

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The role of nature in the corporate climate transition: with WWF-UK CEO Tanya Steele

The role of nature in the corporate climate transition: with WWF-UK CEO Tanya Steele

In this latest ESG Quick Takes podcast episode, ESG Book’s Isabel Verkes speaks to WWF’s Tanya Steele on the role of nature in the corporate climate transition. In the podcast, Tanya discusses the wor...

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