Author: Anita Lacher
Axpo Holding AG Sustainability Report 2019/20
Clariant’s Holistic Approach to Value Creation Through Integrated Reporting
Goal Clariant is a leading global provider of specialty chemicals. Before 2016, the company annually released a traditional financial report and a sustainability report meeting the requirements of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). In 2016, Clariant decided to embark on the ambitious goal of publishing an Integrated Report, … Continued
ESG Ratings and Rankings: why they matter and how to get started
Institutional investors, asset managers, financial institutions and other stakeholders are increasingly using environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings and rankings to evaluate and measure the ESG performance of companies over time and against their peers. Expectations of good ESG performance are becoming mainstream, as evidenced by the fact that the world’s largest institutional investors, such … Continued
Swiss Life Asset Managers Responsible Investment Report
Reinhart’s sustainability journey: Transforming implicit knowledge into measurable targets
For 232-year-old cotton merchant Paul Reinhart AG, development and communication of its sustainability objectives and efforts is an ongoing journey. In the last year, Reinhart started the extensive work of translating the rich and varied experience of implicit knowledge into measurable targets. Stimulated by increasing requests for sustainability performance and transparency from various global partners, … Continued
Transparency Delivers Engagement for Luxury Watchmaker
The reserved and private nature of the luxury watch industry has long been a cultural hallmark. The implicit promise in luxury is perfection and freedom from unpleasantries. However, luxury goods consumers are waking up to the truth that beautiful items may hide a back story of environmental damage and human suffering. Swiss luxury watchmaker IWC … Continued
Sustainable Finance Briefing – EU Action Plan on Sustainable Finance. Implications for financial service providers. Five points.
1. The EU Sustainable Finance Action Plan sets clear and far-reaching requirements for financial institutions: in short, they need to change in order to adapt. The EU wants to redirect capital flows toward sustainable investments and anchor sustainability in risk management. These objectives stem from the Sustainable Finance Action Plan adopted by the European Commission … Continued
Sustainable investment with strategic orientation
Corporate sustainability has reached the core of society. It is no longer seen as an optional set of tasks separate from key economic activities, but as a critical commitment for the private sector. Although this entails more responsibility for businesses, it also brings new opportunities for investors. Promoting sustainability, safeguarding investments sustainably In each concrete … Continued
Mann+Hummel Corporate Responsibility Report 2019
ModusLink 2019 Sustainability Report
IWC Sustainability Report 2020
Dätwyler Sustainability Report 2019
Bucher Sustainability report 2019
Sustainable Finance Is Coming: How Can You Position Yourself?
Since the Fridays for Future movement began in 2018, sustainability has been on everyone’s lips. It has also grown in importance within the business world: Companies that are taking a holistic view of sustainability can reap financial rewards while also benefitting the environment and society. The following is an interview with our Managing Partner Bernd … Continued
Nuance ESG Report 2020
Energie Uster GRI Report 2019
Energie Uster Annual Report 2019
Xylem Sustainability Report 2019
The EU Action Plan on Sustainable Finance – Opportunities for Corporate Communications, Investor Relations, and Senior Management
The European Commission adopted an Action Plan on Sustainable Finance in March 2018. In December 2019, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented the “European Green Deal,” which aims to reduce net emissions of greenhouse gases in the European Union to zero by 2050. This would make Europe the first climate-neutral continent. These two initiatives … Continued
State Street Corporate Responsibility Report 2019
Kadant Corporate Sustainability Report 2019
ewb Annual- and Sustainability Report 2019
ARAG Holding SE Sustainability Report 2019
Aebi Schmidt Group Annual Report 2019
Burkhalter Gruppe Sustainability Report 2019
Primeo Energie Annual- and Sustainability Report 2019
Nine Things to Look for in Sustainability in 2020
As we move into the new decade of the 2020’s, many companies are drafting budgets and setting goals for the coming year and the coming decade. From our close watch on all things sustainable – our client work, our speaking engagements, and major publications, we begin to see things emerge as key issues and subjects to look for … Continued