The clock is now ticking for firms to prepare for the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. Even if you’re not in scope of the directive, complying with its requirements is still an opportunity to generate long-term value. This forward-looking framework’s goal is to transform activities within organisations’ operations, subsidiaries and supply chains. Find out how organisations should respond.
The sustainability agenda is also influencing the changing shape of assurance services. Existing mechanisms for obtaining assurance over wider activities, including that of stakeholders, franchise networks, supply chains and their emissions, can be expected to grow in importance, our author argues.
Also this month, we look at research that has uncovered a link between women on boards and an entities’ reduced carbon emissions. This correlation, the researchers argue, provides a case for mandating diversity.
And as many of us return to our desks after the holidays, we consider the impact of stress on ourselves and the business, and the various ways that leaders can build resilience in the workplace.
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