Think global with ESG

Think global with ESG

• Many actors are involved in the global risks we face.
• The capital model we have chosen is unsustainable and we need to look at alternative ways to succeed.
• Historically, a key driver for organisations to govern their behaviour has been legislation or governance.
• Today, there’s an additional driver on organisations – social awareness. It’s the reason why the public has more agency to hold organisations to account.
• The public is now well aware of environmental issues and social injustices.
• These drivers make it imperative that organisations put social issues on par with environmental issues.
• In an organisation, supplier management, use of migrant workers, wages, welfare, training, etc. should be reviewed regularly.
• It takes a united effort to address these many issues, no one organisation can act on their own.
• UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a united call to act against a number of social issues.
• We are leaving more than half of the world’s population behind. 
• Progress on 50% of the UN SDGs is weak.
• The environmental resources that sustain life are at risk. 
• We are faced with a perma crisis across the globe on environmental issues.

How do these global issues relate to ESG in any organisation:

• Europe’s tech sector: data centres need to move towards sustainability.
• The sector is now being held to account for its climate credentials.
• The climate-neutral data centre pact: has created a credible and accountable way to create clean and circular energy.
• AtlasEdge is an example of an organisation that is serious about contributing to global targets.

Think global & local:

• At a global level, the focus is on protocols. At a local level, change happens within communities. 
• The Montreal Protocol: Successful environmental governance of ozone-depleting substances.
• Simple things organisations can do to move ESG onward is to look at their values. It’s about listening to your employees, suppliers and stakeholders.
• To succeed with ESG include ethical and sustainable practices in your purpose-driven organisation.
• Align your organisation’s purpose with the 17 UN SDGs. You’ll then feel like you’re part of a global effort to combat the issues we all face.

ESG is a global movement, not just one company’s strategic goal. Taking your organisation’s social and sustainability responsibilities seriously means ensuring you establish your company as part of a worldwide effort to confront risks to society and the environment. 

This webinar will place ESG in a global governance context. You’ll get a clear understanding of the complex challenges we collectively face. You’ll discover why your organisation should work towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).

Your key takeaways will be: 

• Identifying the key role good governance has in achieving your organisation’s social and environmental responsibilities.
• Seeing how global governance can provide a frame of reference for understanding the complex nature of risks to society and the environment.
• Understanding the vital role you have as a governance professional in directing your organisation towards shared global sustainability goals and ethical practices.

Anita is an independent risk governance professional with over 30 years’ experience across the not-for-profit, public and private sectors. She holds degrees in engineering, management, economics as well as a MSc in Global Governance & Ethics. Anita represented the UK in developing ‘ISO 37000: Governance of organisations – Guidance’. She was interviewed on the BBC and CNBC in relation to handling the recent global pandemic. Anita is a member of Chatham House, UNA-UK and the Institute of Risk Management as well as Founder of the IRM ESG Group.