An ESG primer for business leaders
ESG is a frequently cited business principle that is growing rapidly in importance. Recently PwC announced plans to invest $12bn to create 100,000 new jobs in order to help its clients understand,...

June 10, 2026 • by Willem Van Gulck in ESG • 10 min read
Double materiality assessments will keep producing misalignment because key concepts – materiality, risk, impact and fairness – are fluid and open to interpretation. ...
Continue readingAugust 30, 2021 • by Karthik Krishnan in ESG • 8 min read
ESG is a frequently cited business principle that is growing rapidly in importance. Recently PwC announced plans to invest $12bn to create 100,000 new jobs in order to help its clients understand,...
July 26, 2021 • by Knut Haanaes, Frédéric Dalsace, Jules Wurlod in ESG • 8 min read
A robust business case for sustainability can mean increased company profits and the backing of all stakeholders, write Knut Haanaes, Frédéric Dalsace and Jules Wurlod....
July 12, 2021 • by Knut Haanaes in ESG • 2 min read
Ask yourself 4 key questions to help determine whether you are using CSR and ESG in harmony....
July 9, 2021 • by Karl Schmedders in ESG • 4 min read
‘The E and the S are competing for attention, and the greener we go, the more social harm we need to account for,’ says IMD Professor of Finance Karl Schmedders....
June 9, 2021 • by James Henderson in ESG • 4 min read
The once popular model of having a high-level management team develop a strategy which is then communicated to the rest of the organization is quickly becoming archaic. A truly inclusive strategy is...
June 7, 2021 • by John Elkington in ESG • 5 min read
Boards and companies have made wide-ranging sustainability goals; regeneration is what they should be talking about...
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