ESG 101: What is Environmental, Social & Governance?

Overview

The newest acronym in the business community is ESG (Environmental, Social and 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 and prioritize its impacts on the economy, environment, and people - to be transparent about their impacts

The foundation of sustainability reporting is for an organization to identify and prioritize its impacts on the economy, environment, and people - to be transparent about their impacts This session is an introduction to the topic of ESG and what accountants and management should know