ESG is very wide, from greenhouse gas emissions to modern slavery concerns to board composition. These three factors, environmental, social, and governance, measure a company’s impact on the world. Making a plan to start ESG scoring can seem overwhelming. But really, compliance complements ESG reporting in a very meaningful way.
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Global businesses are now bringing environmental, social and governance issues together under the banner of ESG to demonstrate the positive impact the business is having on the world. Deciding to start ESG (environmental, social, and governance) scoring can seem like a daunting task. But figuring out which ESG framework could work best for your business can help you get started with ESG and guide your reporting process, showing you where to look, what to measure, and how to communicate it.
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The US securities regulator is taking aim at exaggerated ESG credentials in investment products. The new rules seek to bring some clarity to the sustainable investment industry which has topped $3tn in value. The SEC wants to fight ‘greenwashing’ through enhanced evidence requirements for sustainable asset funds, making sure impact investments actually deliver on what they are supposed to do.
The proposed amendments will broadly categorise certain types of ESG strategies and require more specific disclosures in fund prospectuses, annual reports, and advisor brochures. This means funds focused on environmental factors for example will generally be required to disclose the greenhouse gas emissions associated with their portfolio investments.
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In the latest ESG legislative initiative to come from the EU, the trialogue discussion between the Commission, Parliament and Council have agreed to adopt landmark mandatory quotas to ensure ‘the underrepresented sex’ will have at least 40% of seats on corporate boards.
The requirements will come into force 30 June 2026 and require large companies with over 250 employees operating in the EU to also ensure 33% representation of women in all senior roles, including non-executive directors and C-suite.
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Far from a buzzword, ESG is fast becoming the standard for businesses to manage and report on their risks. ESG: environmental, social and governance, are essentially the broadest set of factors that can measure a company’s impact on the world. ESG reporting and ratings drive a huge and growing amount of investment.
Deciding to start ESG scoring can seem like a daunting task. But in actual fact, compliance dovetails into ESG reporting in a very meaningful way. Using a particular ESG framework can help to guide your reporting processes, showing you where to look, what to measure, and how to communicate it.
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Tesla is certainly a company that stands out from the crowd. It seems as if every other day Tesla is hit by a new bit of bad news. If it’s not viral videos of flaming cars locking their drivers inside then it’s critical software updates for apparently also flammable entertainment systems. All this and more has led to Tesla being dramatically kicked out of the S&P 500 ESG Index.
Is this because Tesla’s prima donna CEO, Elon Musk, wants to stand out from the crowd of billionaire CEOs? Musk certainly likes to make a statement, even if his tweets have previously been accused of violating labour laws and resulted in defamation cases.
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Climate change represents one of the greatest threats humanity has ever faced, and we need everyone on board to fight it.
VinciWorks’ new course on climate change will provide a working knowledge and understanding of the mechanics of climate change. The short course gives users an understanding of how human actions are causing climate change and what you and your organisation can do about it. Users will learn how carbon emissions and other factors affect the environment, what will happen if we don’t take collective action, and what we can do to slow the process on an individual, community and organisational basis.
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Drafting an environmental policy is a valuable way for a company to clarify its commitment to managing its environmental impact. It can also serve as a valuable component of your ESG toolbox.
An environmental policy can help provide a vision for employees to understand their roles and responsibilities. It can also help improve company decisions, reduce costs, and improve efficiency across the organisation.
Promoting an environmental policy can also help improve relationships with customers and suppliers that want to see a commitment to sustainability.
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ESG can feel like a complex and confusing topic, from finding the right data to track to aligning to frameworks. Are ESG frameworks mandatory, or even necessary for ESG? Which framework is right for which industry and size of business, and what’s the benefit, or not, of aligning to a framework for ESG?
In this webinar, our Director of Product Alona Stern and Director of Learning and Content Nick Henderson explored what frameworks mean, how to align with them, and which one, if any, may be right for your business. We also heard from Amanda Latham, Associate and Policy & Strategy Lead at professional services consultancy Barnett Waddingham. Amanda shared insight on her journey to becoming involved in ESG, including chairing the stewardship workstream of the Investment Consultants Sustainability Working Group (ICSWG).
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Global businesses are no longer working on environmental, social and governance issues in a silo. They are bringing them together under the banner of ESG to demonstrate the positive impact the business is having on the world. We have created a guide to environmental, social and governance factors with case studies and examples to help businesses that want to get started on ESG initiatives.
Allies use their power, voice and privilege to act in solidarity with individuals from marginalised or minority groups to tackle inappropriate behaviour and bring down systems of oppression.
VinciWorks and Skill Boosters recently hosted an interactive webinar where they were joined by business psychologist and diversity expert Binna Kandola OBE, founder of business-psychology consultancy Pearn Kandola, as well as psychologist Ashley Williams and Skill Boosters’ Head of Content Ros Fordyce. They looked at real-life scenarios and explored what makes an effective ally. Using short video scenarios, we polled the audience on how they would best handle a given situation and share insights from leading D&I experts.
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