ESG 101: What is Environmental, Social & Governance?

Overview

The newest acronym in the business community is ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Investors’ demand enhanced information about how companies are approaching environmental sustainability. (Sustainability accounting) The foundation of sustainability reporting is for an organization to identify & prioritize its impacts on the economy, environment & people: to be transparent about their impacts

The foundation of sustainability reporting is for an organization to identify & prioritize its impacts on the economy, environment & people: to be transparent about their impacts

This session is an introduction to the topic of ESG & what accountants & management should know