Increasing Expectations on Reporting and Disclosure

Synopsis

Where are we now, five years after all Member States of the United Nations declared their commitment to Sustainable Development Goals and with the Paris Agreement back on track with the US in the fray?

An unexpected outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic is broad awareness and informed debate on what actually constitutes sustainability, resilience and robustness in our economies and societies. We have had the time to notice how extreme weather events compound suffering, how forced labour supplies us our cotton and rubber gloves, that our personal movement is compromised by contact tracing, and that governments and Big Tech collude in our best interests.

Naturally, the investment community is mobilising on levels never seen before. In an urgent need to assess which businesses are going to transition to a warmer world, they are demanding increased disclosure and reporting requirements which are aligned with Agenda 2030 and Paris.

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