A positive link between ESG, the business and stakeholders

ESG (figure 1) has moved from simply being a lofty talking point of Shareholder Activists to being a legislative framework that is allowing Shareholders, Shareholder Activists, Stakeholder and Legislative bodies to actively work together to craft a business environment that is not simply punitive in design when addressing societal needs and the environmental changes necessary. And this is not confined to a single jurisdiction or a few Member States – this is a global conversation that is being reflected in legislative, financial and disclosure changes being tabled in many countries.

Figure 1: the principal pillars within ESG fr...