Tag: ESG

Bayer, Shell and Unilever named top brands for ESG and sustainability communications

Stuart Mitchell

German pharmaceutical company Bayer has been named as the top brand for sustainability communications, a new report released by Investis Digital (IDX) has found. The 2023 Sustainability 100 report scored the organisation 85 out of 100 for providing transparent, clear and accessible sustainability-related information. The company was closely followed by Shell (82) and Unilever (81), with British brands such as Sainsbury’s (75), BP (72) and Vodafone (71) also making the top 20. Using its Connect.IQ benchmarking tool, Investis Digital (IDX) considered factors such as whether the company has a dedicated…

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Cintas Corporation Releases Its 2022 ESG Report

Stuart Mitchell

Cintas Corporation has published its 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, which details the company’s ESG Journey, performance and initiatives from the last fiscal year. Cintas’ 2022 ESG Report is the company’s third such report and covers the company’s fiscal year 2022 (FY’22), which ended May 31, 2022. View the 2022 Cintas ESG Report New data and information included in the 2022 report includes: The implementation of Cintas’ enterprise-wide ESG governance structure and strategy The company’s ESG-focused branding and “A Shared Drive for Better” platform The results and expanded…

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Regulatory deadlines loom and only 25% of companies feel ready to have ESG data independently assured: KPMG research

Stuart Mitchell

KPMG’s new report, Road to trust: KPMG ESG Assurance Maturity Index 2023 reveals that as many as 75 percent of companies globally feel they have a long way to go to be ready to have their ESG data assured and meet new regulatory requirements. In a matter of months, the first tranche of mandatory regional and international sustainability reporting standards will come into force. “Being ESG assurance ready means identifying the relevant regulatory framework and having the right metrics with robust systems, processes, controls and governance for collecting and managing…

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UK’s top companies demand ESG compliance

Stuart Mitchell

Research from OneStream Software, a leader in corporate performance management (CPM) solutions for advancing financial close, consolidation, reporting, planning and forecasting, has revealed research highlighting that 90% of the FTSE 100 will only work with suppliers who share their Environment, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) credentials. A further 3% are integrating the requirement this year.  OneStream analysed the 2022 Annual Reports of all the FTSE 100 companies to identify those that have established ESG reporting requirements from their suppliers. This included scrutinising some of the biggest and most influential names…

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Nasdaq OneReport and B Lab to Streamline ESG Reporting and Deliver Unified Data

Stuart Mitchell

Over the past several years, investor interest in sustainability-related metrics and disclosures has surged as businesses are seeing the financial and ethical benefits of corporate sustainability. However, with the multitude of ESG frameworks available, corporate disclosures have not been standardized. To this end, B Lab Global and Nasdaq OneReport have teamed up to help companies streamline their processes and to best showcase their ESG efforts. Nasdaq OneReport’s reporting software helps clients efficiently navigate and publish their ESG data to various stakeholders, and has now integrated B Lab’s B Impact Assessment.…

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