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Strategi & ledelse
Upcoming Regulations in ESG Ratings: Three Implications for Business
ESG assets may hit US$53 trillion by 2025, a third of global assets under management (AUM). There are increasing concerns over greenwashing, the reliability of these ratings, and how well they reflect a company’s commitment to ESG.
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Klima, miljø og energi
COP15: A Historic Deal to Halt Biodiversity Loss by 2030
The first quarter of 2023 is critical, as the corporate community harnesses the momentum of the event, considers the implications of the Global Biodiversity Framework, and moves forward on new initiatives to protect nature.
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Klima, miljø og energi
Just Transition: Navigating Beyond Best Practice
Now more than ever, companies will have to implement best practices as we undergo a massive transformation to avoid the catastrophic impacts of climate change.
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Klima, miljø og energi
How Business Can Integrate Biodiversity into a Nature Strategy
A clear understanding of biodiversity and its impact on nature, and how this is factored into decision-making, will determine the ability to fulfill the 2030 Agenda.
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Klima, miljø og energi
Social Unrest: Fixing the “S” of ESG in Private Equity
The growth of sustainable investing and “ESG” in private equity (PE) signals important progress in the financial industry as investors begin to appreciate how sustainability creates risks and opportunities.
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Supply chain
The Supply Chain Risk You Didn’t Know About: Navigating Responsible Sourcing in AI
It’s no secret that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming business, and it’s doing so well beyond the boundaries of traditional technology sector companies.
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Menneskerettigheder
Best Practices for Human Rights Due Diligence in Tech Sales Channels
Many of the human rights risks for hardware and software companies are related to the misuse of their products and services in ways that are connected to adverse human rights impacts.
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Strategi & ledelse
Activating Directors on Sustainability: Six Questions for Your Board
The European Commission Proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive sets out ambitious new guidance on the personal duties of directors. New director duties are also part of the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.
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Menneskerettigheder
Beyond Audits: Six Ways to Manage Human Rights Risks in Supply Chains
According to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), companies are responsible for conducting human rights due diligence to manage the most salient human rights risks across their operations and supply chains.
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Klima, miljø og energi
Six Actions for Business in Post-Roe America
Thousands of companies acted in the wake of the US Supreme Court decision, demonstrating that abortion access is about the health, safety, and well-being of workers as well as part of gender equity in the workplace.
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Menneskerettigheder
FIFA World Cup: Combating Modern Slavery at Mega Sporting Events
Major sporting events have been linked with serious human rights abuses, including sex trafficking as well as modern slavery in the construction industry and janitorial and security services.
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Klima, miljø og energi
Calling for Action on Climate Justice at COP27
Africa has already suffered from significant climate-induced loss and destruction, yet it produces less than 5 percent of global GHG emissions.
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Klima, miljø og energi
How Demand for Critical Minerals Could Lead to Counterintuitive Futures
Rohitesh Dhawan, President and CEO of the International Council on Mining and Metals, shares some of the weird scenarios he envisions for the future of critical metals and minerals with Jacob Park, Director of the Sustainable Futures Lab.
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Strategi & ledelse
Building Competent Boards: ESG Is Not about “Skills-Washing”
Q&A with Helle Bank Jorgensen, CEO and Founder of Competent Boards
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Strategi & ledelse
Navigating the ESG Ratings Landscape: Five Recommendations for Business
ESG in general, and more specifically ESG ratings, have been in the line of fire recently. The critics have been loud, with strong accusations of a false and flawed system.
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Strategi & ledelse
How the EU’s Sustainability Reporting Standards Will Be a Game Changer
In April, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) released a set of sector-agnostic exposure drafts that form the first set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).
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Menneskerettigheder
The Norwegian Transparency Act: Key Insights for Business
Majestic fjords, Nobel Peace prizes, and cheese slicers are not the only special features of Norway—there is also an important culture of trust and transparency among peers. So much so that everyone’s income and taxes are made public for everyone to see.
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Klima, miljø og energi
How Business Can Advance Climate Justice
Climate change affects each of us differently, and its impact will be exacerbated for communities that already face underlying socioeconomic inequalities or injustices.
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Klima, miljø og energi
Neurorights: A Business Response
The EU is developing an artificial intelligence (AI) act to protect human rights and define high-risk uses.
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Klima, miljø og energi
Accelerating an Inclusive Energy Transition beyond COP27
Climate COPs have become more of a trade fair than international negotiation. They are a key annual opportunity for the sustainability profession to meet in person.
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Medarbejder
Inside BSR: Q&A with Jonathan Morris
"I got involved in sustainable business thanks to a fluke, really. I was studying sustainability at the Business School HEC, but it was a real career shift moment and those are never guaranteed."
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Klima, miljø og energi
Scenarios Reveal the Urgency of Climate Action for the Food, Beverage, and Agriculture Sector
Land use, crop production, and the respective food, beverage, and agricultural markets are inextricably linked to climate and will be shaped by rising global temperatures and our response to changing weather patterns.
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Menneskerettigheder
Building Trauma-Informed Workplaces: Recommendations for Business
Three case studies explore how companies are approaching survivor employment and provide practical guidance for businesses to implement their own trauma-informed practice.
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Klima, miljø og energi
Advancing Nature-Positive Solutions for Business
The prosperity of every business in every economy depends on the health of nature. The World Bank estimates that simply protecting nature could avert global economic losses of US$2.7 trillion per year.
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Strategi & ledelse
What the ESG Critics Are Right About—And Where They’re Misguided
Like consumer prices, sustainable business has been on a rollercoaster since COVID-19 emerged over two years ago. Sustainability or ESG (environment, social, and governance) considerations were a business, investor, and media darling. Until recently.
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Strategi & ledelse
Key Ways for Business to Respond to the Fall of Roe v. Wade
The sweep of the ruling on abortion is staggering and destabilizing for business in America.
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Menneskerettigheder
Addressing Human Rights Risks in Renewable Energy Supply Chains
The renewable energy sector faces a monumental task: power the transition to clean energy economies needed to stem the tide of climate change, while ensuring the move is just, inclusive, and protective of both people and planet.
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