FOREWORD
ESG – CAN WE TRULY MAKE IT STICK ?
ESG — can we truly achieve it ? What exactly does ESG success look like ?
While there are a number of standards and frameworks kicking around to help businesses begin facilitating their strategies on paper , there ’ s no unified definition or approach . It seems as though the can rattles in hope that the world will chip in with its best efforts to generate some kind of positive impact .
In the corporate world , there ’ s a lot of talk about strategy and collaboration , but ESG is really a global affair . The response to the Russia-Ukraine crisis led to more emphasis on localised energy networks , yes . However , the conflict in Gaza brought stressful news to the world . Not so far from this distraught longitude will be COP28 with hopes of seeing beyond these tragedies , and paving a way forward for global commerce as a major contributor to the conditions of the future .
ESG transparency is our best hope at measuring impact globally . In the absence of universal measurements , we ’ ll never know whether humanity can exist on this planet sustainably .
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