دانلود کتاب حاکمیت اجتماعی زیست محیطی – مدیریت ریسک و انتظارات

Be in no doubt, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors have become increasingly important to business lead-ers responding to today’s ever-changing business environment. Ignoring this trend would indicate that we, as business leaders, have become unmoored, not just from our duty, but from reality itself.

There is pressure from below through societal movements and evolving consumer behaviours; from within, driven by activist shareholders and institutional investors, and by socially conscious employees; and legislative pressure from above due to incremental advances of ESG regulations at national and international levels. All are emblematic of the whipsaw ride today’s corporate business leaders themselves are experiencing.

The pressure from within applied by shareholders to the Rio Tinto Board in 2020 following the destruction of the archaeologically and culturally rich Juukan Gorge caves in Western Australia for an iron ore development illustrates the magnitude and consequences of ESG mistakes. This resulted for Rio Tinto, previously regarded as an industry leader, being identified as the sixth most distrusted brand in Australia in 2021. There was also pressure from above, as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) was summoned to appear before the Aus-tralian Parliament inquiry into the destruction of the caves.