Impact A.M. Awards: Meet the shortlist ahead of Tuesday’s gala evening December 8, 2023 The inaugural Impact AM ESG Awards, a celebration of the remarkable strides in the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) landscape, are coming next week on Tuesday 12 December.
The top three threats facing companies in 2024 – and how to prepare January 19, 2024 With businesses facing a unique convergence of risks in 2024, Axa deputy chief executive officer Frédéric de Courtois looks at how to prepare.
We can brag about climate investment, but too many start ups are still a very light green August 11, 2023 More and more companies are embracing impact investing, but regulations are burdensome and end up excluding small companies and investors and emerging start-ups. This must change, writes Tove Larsson
Three-quarters of firms globally are not ready for new ESG rules, KPMG finds September 26, 2023 Three-quarters of companies globally are not ready to have their environmental, social and governance (ESG) data audited externally months before new regulations kick in, according to a new report from KPMG published on Tuesday.
Unilever: Magnum and Dove maker ‘to cut over 3,000 European jobs’ July 12, 2024 Unilever is planning to cut more than 3,000 jobs based at its offices across Europe by the end of 2025, according to reports.
Letters: Action, not words June 9, 2022 [Re: Watchdog bans Tesco Plant Chef ads over ‘misleading’ claims, yesterday] Tesco is the latest in a line of household name organisations being criticised for their environmental claims. Many businesses overlook the real business and legal implications that greenwashing can have. Sustainability is a deeply complicated area, and it isn’t purely reputational. Businesses are eager [...]
Climate activists target Blackrock London office over ‘greenwashing’ October 2, 2020 Climate protestors have targeted Blackrock’s London headquarters over its failure to put climate change at the heart of its investment strategy. In January Blackrock’s chief executive Larry Fink announced it would put environmental sustainability at the core of its strategy. The world’s largest asset manager announced a sweeping overhaul in a bid to position itself [...]
BP’s £50m sponsorship deal with British Museum angers climate groups December 19, 2023 The sponsorship has attracted heavy criticism from climate activist groups
New York Stock Exchange enters battle for Unilever ice cream unit listing April 1, 2024 The New York Stock Exchange has reportedly joined the battle to tempt Unilever’s ice cream business to list on their stock exchange.
Unilever thanks ‘power brands’ for sales bump as Marmite-maker steams ahead with turnaround plan April 25, 2024 Consumer giant Unilever said sales of its most popular brands such as Dove soap helped drive growth in the first quarter, in the businesses first trading update since announcing plans to sell its ice-cream arm.