Hi everyone, Harvard Business Review released a great, actionable article on why startups need an ESG strategy early-on. The full resource is found here. Some key takeaways: 1. Clarifying your impact may be aided by answering the question "what would...
Exciting news! Social impact investments in the UK have grown tenfold over the past decade. Even during the peak of COVID, social impact investments grew 22% from 2020-2021. Do you invest in social impact funds? How do you think about social impact w...
Hi Pledgers I'm one of the founders of Good Thnx, an Australian technology company that's on a mission to build the world's best recognition and gifting tool. Have just redone our company site and for the first time we now have a standalone Impact pa...
Pledge 1% Member company Lookout launched the Day of Shecurity summit six years ago with 25 female engineers gathered around a table at the Lookout headquarters. The Day of Shecurity events continue to help achieve Lookout's simple goal of inspiring ...
It's that time of the year! Happy Earth Month to all! Climate action has always been critical, but this year's rising geopolitical tensions make climate issues all the more urgent. All month, the Pledge 1% blog will highlight member case studies, exp...
Check out this Reuters article “Factbox: The U.S. SEC's proposed new climate risk disclosure requirements” that highlights key aspects of the proposed new rule on corporate disclosure of climate-related risks and emissions and ESG reporting.
Check out this Forbes article “Will Companies Enact Courageous ESG Policies Only When It Does Not Hurt ?” Natalie A. Jaresko, Ukraine Minister of Finance states “The global business community must understand that nurturing, upholding, and protecting ...
ESG issues for business: implications of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises webinar presented by The Australian National Contact Point, Norton Rose Fulbright and The University of Western Australia 23 March 2022, 1300-1400 (AWST), Onli...
Check out this Bloomberg Equality Article linking the War in Ukraine to ESGs "War Jolts ESG Funds That Waited Too Long to Unload Russia Assets The Ukraine invasion is sending a wake-up call to investors holding stakes in countries run by autocrats." ...
I recently read an article that detailed how the climate crisis is exacerbating supply chain and inflation concerns, and discussed how extreme weather events are generally impacting the global economy. It made me call to mind the Climate Action and G...
Adapting your approach to impact conversations in the workplace makes a difference. Yes, you can “talk” about return, about extending a picture beyond your balance sheet and/or GDP that depicts a more complete view of what’s going on. You can talk of...
So great to see everyone on the Employee Engagement 2.0 discussion today, nice job to all the panelists! I especially loved the notion around how CSR and Social Impact are now so much broader in scope, including and specifically ESG integration into ...
