BRYAN SILKE: Asset managers must shift the ESG narrative from ‘nice to have’ to a business imperative
Long-term sustainability of economies but also the sustainability credentials of corporations are growing in importance
15 April 2021 - 16:45
The landmark 2016 Paris Agreement paved the way for global corporations to take formal cognisance of the recently adopted UN sustainable development goals (SDGs). Rather than treating the SDGs as aspirational, government leaders began to work more closely with their private-sector counterparts across all big economic sectors to implement practical environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives.
These would contribute to the long-term sustainability of not only the economies within which corporations operate but the sustainability of the corporations themselves. ..
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