Forbes collection: Sustainability and the risks to business
Our selection of expert Forbes articles from Mary Foley on the risks sustainability requirements pose for businesses worldwide
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Corporate sustainability is a major consideration for businesses worldwide. With ever-increasing regulation, public scrutiny, non-compliance penalties, and global reporting requirements, companies can no longer ignore the importance of sustainability and ESG concerns.
The risks associated with not taking corporate sustainability seriously are now too great:
- Non-compliance
- Not having the right people on board
- Not knowing what is coming next
- Fines and potential jail time
- Misinterpreting delays for dilution
- Misinterpreting backlashes for final stops
Fortunately, our Expert Services Strategy Director, Mary Foley, is bringing clarity to this complex field through her regular column in Forbes’ Money & Investment section. In this selection of Mary’s articles, get no-nonsense insights into the facts and hard data and practical business strategies to improve sustainability and ESG regulatory compliance.
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“We all know what happens when there are too many cooks in the kitchen. But what happens when there aren’t enough? And all the sous chefs majored in economics or early English literature? That’s what it feels like right now to businesses confronting looming deadlines for a host of new sustainability-related compliance and reporting requirements.”
(from Sustainability has a people problem)
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“A host of new standards and regulatory mandates have recently been introduced that will force business to start taking a serious look at the biogeophysical effects of their activities on natural ecosystems.”
(from Investors wake to threat of biodiversity risk)
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“Amid all this international importing and exporting turmoil, many potentially impacted businesses are left to wonder: Does this law even apply to me? The answer: A resounding yes!”
(from The US and EU are in a stand-off over deforestation, and companies are caught in the middle)
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Read our selection of Mary’s Forbes articles on the business risks of sustainability to get a comprehensive understanding of the current landscape, including:
- The sustainability regulation and framework changes around the world
- The risks they pose for businesses
- What companies should do to mitigate these current risks while also preparing for those to come
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Sustainability reporting: Don't miss the first collection
Our first selection of Mary’s Forbes articles on the subject of global sustainability reporting requirements in a changing landscape is available too.