How to increase integrity in the voluntary carbon market
Despite the scandals that discredited the market earlier this year, a transparent and regulated voluntary carbon market is an important tool to bring us back on our 1.5°C pathway. ...
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Stakeholder capitalism can help build the currency of trust
28 April 2025 • by Jordi Gual in Sustainability • 8 min read • 
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Companies pursuing ESG goals increasingly face a backlash from shareholders who fear a drop in financial performance. Changes to corporate governance may be needed to restore trust on both sides of the...
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The crucial role of the board in driving sustainable business transformation
In the fourth of a series of practical guides, Knut Haanaes and Salvatore Cantale look at the vital role played by boards in driving companies’ sustainability strategies. Board members often feel ill-equipped...
Sustainability: short-term gains will destroy us all
10 May 2023 • by Carlos Álvarez Pereira in Sustainability • 8 min read
If humans are to survive and thrive, organizations must learn to become regenerative – a shift that will be nothing short of a rebirth for many, argues Carlos Álvarez Pereira of the...
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CHANEL CFO: ‘The finance department is central to making the ESG agenda happen’
As the luxury sector comes under pressure to reduce emissions, CFOs will play an important role in measuring progress and making sure that asset allocation has a positive impact on broader society,...
Embracing systemic and cultural changes to bring about “long-termism, now”
Organizations should embrace more radical structural and cultural changes in order to pivot away from a focus on immediate problems and solve the big, long-term challenges of the future, a panel at...
Climate change: how the finance sector can become a force for good
3 May 2023 • by Jean-Pierre Danthine, Florence Hugard in Sustainability • 6 min read
Based on their research for E4S, Jean-Pierre Danthine and Florence Hugard examine the steps financiers and investors need to take to become the ‘white knights’ of the sustainability revolution. ...
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We need a realistic, fact-based approach to sustainability
25 April 2023 • by Arturo Bris in Sustainability • 5 min read
The current approach to sustainability is underpinned by guilt. We need a more constructive engagement between the US-led West and non-Western countries. ...
Activists are not the enemy, so let’s work together
28 March 2023 • by Etelle Higonnet in Sustainability • 7 min read
Confrontation was always seen as an essential weapon for campaigners, but a new era of cooperation is proving equally effective. With the right approach, everyone can be a winner. ...
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