Key Points - Mandatory ESG requirements could be an early priority for SEC chair nominee Gary Gensler, with increasing calls from within the SEC to require material ESG.
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Denise Weger
“Materiality is being redefined – through pressure on business from wider civil society, and through precedents established by company practice and, increasingly, regulation and litigation. But current experimentation in redefining materiality suffers from being ad hoc, often confused and confusing, and rarely credible. As a result, companies too often disclose information that is no
Is One Set of ESG Standards Coming Soon?
Jan 29, 2021
The announcement at this week’s World Economic Forum (WEF) that sixty-one global companies, which together generate revenue totaling $4.3 trillion and employ 7 million people, have agreed to implement WEF’s common environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics for stakeholder capitalism is further proof that the aspiration for a single set of ESG standards for business reporting is moving fast.
The confusion, lack of consistency and comparability in existing sustainability reporting has long been felt, with the oft-used phrase “alphabet soup” marking the debate amongst companies and investors alike.
It is important not just to describe these developments, but to understand why the speed is accelerating and to harness this for what happens next.
Jan 29, 2021
Over the course of five days, world business and political leaders during the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda engaged in a deep - and virtual - dive into an economy in crisis, soaring unemployment and debt levels, growing income inequality and climate change.
Given that daunting set of problems, was the prevailing mood one of resolve or despair? Judging from Deloitte’s annual resilience report, it could be the latter or at least a whole lot of worry.
Worry takes center stage at Davos
In a survey of 2,260 private- and public-sector leaders in 21 countries, Deloitte found that most global business leaders still do not feel confident leading through disruption, and even more believe their organizations are ill-prepared to pivot and adapt.
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