The CFO has the opportunity to lead the sustainability conversation by articulating the manifold ways sustainability creates value for the company.
The list includes a potential economic downturn, board diversity, corporate reputation, pay equity, cybersecurity, and corporate innovation.
Under the Global Reporting Initiative's new standard, thousands of companies will be voluntarily reporting tax information on a country-by-country basis.
A host of stakeholders are looking for external verification of companies' claims about the success of their corporate social responsibility programs.
Not all of the reasons for focusing on water risk are ESG-related. There are also good business reasons to do so.
No longer content to be silent bystanders, these growing categories of investors are demanding more outreach from IR pros and CFOs.
Is there a link between how well companies deliver on their social mission and whether they create long-term value for shareholders?
As the effects of climate change become more prominent, they will become more and more visible in financial statements, says IASB's chair.
Appeasing investors with shareholder engagement disclosures was a significant trend this year: Equilar report.
Will the new ISO standard prompt companies to begin voluntarily reporting an assortment of human capital metrics?
If news events in 2017 swayed directors to more highly value sustainability disclosures, the effect has apparently worn off in 2018, a study suggests.
A large proportion of investors have recently assigned greater importance to companies' environmental, social, and governance factors.
