Is Sustainable Finance Relevant to all Businesses or Just Large Investment Funds?
by Kylene Casanova
East&Partners supply chain research note found that 60% of large businesses require suppliers to follow specific ESG conditions
Environment, Social, Governance
Background
Sustainable and green strategies have never been more important to corporate financial health. In the Internet age, when reputations can be built and ruined at viral speed, companies are under more…
Read moreThe cost advantage when supply chains get shorter
by Kylene Casanova
Being able to respond quickly to changing markets and cutting logistics costs in the supply chain has become a key consideration for companies who are keeping their supply chains short
How will finance balance green business strategies against profit reductions?
by Kylene Casanova
As businesses step up to support Paris Accord goals, financial professionals will increasingly need to understand sustainability and environmental issues within the supply chain
The biggest risk of all: financial world rebukes Trump on Paris Agreement withdrawal
by Kylene Casanova
Trump's decision to take the US out of the Paris Agreement has left the world stunned. Here are some of the reactions from prominent voices in the world of finance and business
Why shareholder value is a problem for long-term financial health
by Kylene Casanova
Would your financial division be able to allocate resources more efficiently and with a more strategic, long-term view, if you didn't have to worry about creating value for shareholders?
Could you be a supply chain bully? Ask yourself these questions
by Kylene Casanova
Achieving efficiencies in payables outstanding is very much a part of the internal financial goals that companies set themselves – but in being more efficient, could you be harming your suppliers?
Investors value ESG and non-financial reporting from companies
by Kylene Casanova
A survey by EY finds that the majority of institutional investors think that environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks have been ignored for too long by the business world
How much does ethical banking matter to you?
by Kylene Casanova
If one of your relationship banks was investing unethically or involved in a banking scandal, would your company end its relationship with that bank?
Are your suppliers serious about sustainability and risk management?
by Kylene Casanova
Half of global suppliers are taking climate change seriously and are incorporating climate targets into their business strategy. But more needs to be done to engage partners within the supply chain
Resources and competing priorities are top barriers to sustainability goals
by Kylene Casanova
Few corporate sustainability programmes are effective, with just two per cent achieving their stated goals, according to a survey of companies engaged in sustainability transformation
Transparency or greenwashing: what do investors want to know?
by Kylene Casanova
A study by Financial Executives International tells companies what investors want to know and what they should be disclosing