Week of 17 August 2020 A survey of 2,000 Americans found that, while companies are viewed as having an equal responsibility to all of their stakeholders, over half of respondents don’t believe companies are having a positive impact on workers. Corporations are perceived to be having the greatest negative impacts on the environment, workers’ financial … Continue reading A survey of 2,000 Americans found that, while companies are viewed as having an equal responsibility to all of their stakeholders, over half of respondents don’t believe companies are having a positive impact on workers. Corporations are perceived to be having the greatest negative impacts on the environment, workers’ financial well-being, and workers’ health and well-being (JUST Capital)
As the post-pandemic recovery ramps up, investors should engage strategically with policymakers to ensure that recovery plans are inclusive, sustainable and promote respect for human rights and the environment. Recommended actions include aligning engagement with investment objectives, working within the resource constraints and timelines of public policymaking processes and providing technical expertise, working collaboratively with other investors, influencing public debate through the policy process and the media, and being transparent about the investment impacts of policies (Principles for Responsible Investment)
Week of 17 August 2020 As the post-pandemic recovery ramps up, investors should engage strategically with policymakers to ensure that recovery plans are inclusive, sustainable and promote respect for human rights and the environment. Recommended actions include aligning engagement with investment objectives, working within the resource constraints and timelines of public policymaking processes and providing … Continue reading As the post-pandemic recovery ramps up, investors should engage strategically with policymakers to ensure that recovery plans are inclusive, sustainable and promote respect for human rights and the environment. Recommended actions include aligning engagement with investment objectives, working within the resource constraints and timelines of public policymaking processes and providing technical expertise, working collaboratively with other investors, influencing public debate through the policy process and the media, and being transparent about the investment impacts of policies (Principles for Responsible Investment)
One year on from the Business Roundtable statement, corporate purpose has been widely adopted by companies without a shared understanding of what this means in practice. A new initiative launched this week to provide a SCORE (Simplify, Connect, Own, Reward and Exemplify) framework to guide boards of directors in embedding and enacting purpose-led strategies in business decision-making (the Enacting Purpose Initiative)
Week of 17 August 2020 One year on from the Business Roundtable statement, corporate purpose has been widely adopted by companies without a shared understanding of what this means in practice. A new initiative launched this week to provide a SCORE (Simplify, Connect, Own, Reward and Exemplify) framework to guide boards of directors in embedding … Continue reading One year on from the Business Roundtable statement, corporate purpose has been widely adopted by companies without a shared understanding of what this means in practice. A new initiative launched this week to provide a SCORE (Simplify, Connect, Own, Reward and Exemplify) framework to guide boards of directors in embedding and enacting purpose-led strategies in business decision-making (the Enacting Purpose Initiative)