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Big Pharmas Age Problem

Age discrimination is “one of the last socially acceptable prejudices” in the U.S., according to the American Psychological Association (APA). In fact, discriminating against people based on inaccurate and negative stereotypes about age is so ingrained in our workplace and broader culture in the US that it often goes unnoticed or ignored. While most large companies combat racial and gender…

Putting Plastics In Perspective

Plastics are everywhere – in the food and water we consume, on and in the ground, within lakes, streams, rivers and oceans and even in the air we breathe. The ubiquity of plastics is indeed terrifying when we consider the long-term environmental and health implications. And that plastics are not going away. The world now contains about 8.3 billion tons…

A Victory for ESG

While ESG is basically a mechanism to evaluate investment risk, various interest groups have weaponized the term to promote their specific agendas. Now nearly every policy proposal, regardless of validity, is dismissed without considering the long term implications of ignoring these recommendations. As such, the vast majority of ESG oriented shareholder resolutions proposed at most of the large and mid-sized…

Are markets ready for ISSB?

The launch of the first set of ISSB Standards on 26th June 2023 marked one of the first endeavors towards establishing a global baseline in sustainability reporting. Read the full article here.

Beyond 1.5°C

Much public discussion over the past few weeks has suggested that a key objective of the Paris Climate Agreement, only seven years old, has already been broken. Read the full article here.

ESG Policy Digest: June

With the 30th June SFDR PAI reporting deadline looming, June 2023 has proven to be a decisive month for the evolution of ESG regulation globally. In a bold move to combat climate change and foster sustainable practices, the European Commission has unveiled a groundbreaking sustainable finance package. This comprehensive set of measures encompasses crucial regulations targeting ESG ratings providers while…