ESG reality bites on power bills, boards and the Voice
When polarisation is a problem in many Western democracies, Australian business encouraging respect for political diversity and disagreeing civilly is a worthy ESG outcome in itself.
The push for companies to display their ESG – environmental, social and governance – credentials to investors, shareholders and stakeholders has put challenges on the desks of the managers and directors of Australia’s largest enterprises.
By and large, corporate leaders have provided leadership on climate change and have been well ahead of the political system on the clean energy transition. But, as The Australian Financial Review ESG Summit heard on Monday, reality is now biting around businesses’ ESG commitments.
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The Australian Financial Review’s succinct take on the principles at stake in major domestic and global stories – and what policy makers should do about them.
