There is no doubt that confusion in the marketplace over how to integrate sustainability into corporate operations is rampant. This is amplified by the financial sector’s embrace of the term “ESG,” first coined by the U.N., in an attempt to highlight to shareholders that it is concerned about the environmental impact, the social impact, and the governance aspect of business but often without metrics to evaluate and measure results. As a result of the successful use of the term, other industries have adopted ESG when describing corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. Consequently, the terms “CSR” and “ESG” are often used interchangeably, creating more ambiguity than clarity.
Recently, impact investors and other stakeholders have begun asking for transparency, pushing back on the lack of standard metrics to measure and evaluate the impact of ESG/CSR policies that corporations implement. This webinar will explore current trends in CSR and discuss pathways toward corporate sustainability initiatives that form a cohesive, top-down philosophy that permeates a company culture and can be implemented through measurable policies.
This discussion is hosted by the
Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise at the S.C. Johnson College of Business in collaboration with the
CSG Group and
Bonomi Desenvolvimento Empresarial.
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