ESG @ #RISK London
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Opinion
Most multinationals unprepared for forthcoming ESG regulations
A recent report reveals that up to three quarters of companies worldwide are ill-prepared to have their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data externally audited, just months before new regulations are set to come into effect.
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Opinion
ESG report suggests banks to blame for greenwashing spike
A new report has unveiled a 70% surge in instances of greenwashing by global banks and financial institutions through the past year.
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Opinion
Diversity code created for finance professionals in the UK
The CFA Institute has unveiled a new Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) code for financial services companies in the UK.
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News
#RISK London is supporting three brilliant sustainability projects
We are delighted to be partnering with Pinwheel who are bringing corporate funding to the most impactful planet restoration projects on earth.
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Feature
Automate and Educate at scale: Two key focuses when it comes to Vendor Risk Management
According to KPMG, 73% of organisations have experienced at least one significant disruption from a third-party cyber incident within the last three years. And with breaches involving third parties costing businesses more than $4.29 million on average - investment in vendor risk frameworks is increasing at a rapid rate.
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News
New initiative to bring greater diversity to UK judiciary
New rules brought in the UK will see up to 4,500 more lawyers from diverse backgrounds eligible to become judges, under plans recently announced by the UK government.
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News
New £1 billion strategy for UK’s semiconductor sector
The UK government has revealed a new 20-year plan to secure the UK’s semiconductor industry.
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News
Business risk increases as workforce satisfaction and wellbeing fall
As employers around the world contend with the greatest workforce disruption in generations, a new global report finds that most organisations are failing to meet the needs of employees and risk erasing progress made during the pandemic.
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News
Governor’s decision to defund DEI in Florida universities meets huge backlash
The governor of Florida put his name to a bill earlier this week that will see US tax payers’ money being taken away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes in the state’s colleges.
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News
Poor health to blame for record numbers of people out of work
Fresh data reveals a surge in the number of UK people not working owing to extended periods of ill health.
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News
Survey highlights key benefits of investing in sustainability
A new study of fleet professionals in the US has shed light on how organisations in the transportation sector are moving forward with their sustainability plans against a global backdrop of increasing pressure to address climate change.
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News
Employee mental health suffers under poor management
New research published in the UK suggests that workers under poor management are more likely to experience negative mental health issues and lower job satisfaction, with performance levels eroded as a result.
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Feature
Is kindness profitable, and the risk of not being kind
Kindness is such a fluffy idea, right? What has kindness got to do with business?
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Video
#RISK Founder Nick James in conversation with Yogesh Chauhan, HubSpot
Yogesh Chauhan is Director of ESG at HubSpot. Before joining HubSpot he worked as Director of Corporate Sustainability with Tata Consultancy Services and Chief Adviser, Corporate Sustainability at the BBC.
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#RISK Founder Nick James in conversation with Elizabeth Peyton-Jones, Models Trust
Elizabeth Peyton-Jones is CEO and Founder of Models Trust, an independent organisation creating data-driven surveys and reports to ensure safer and more equitable working environments for all talent.
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#RISK Founder Nick James in conversation with Gavin Sheppard and Rob Cheesewright, Pinwheel
Nick James, founder and event director of #RISK talks with Pinwheel CEO Gavin Sheppard and Chief Impact Officer Rob Cheesewright.
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Feature
“The social responsibility of business is to increase its profits,” was Milton Friedman right?
One of the more fascinating discussions at the upcoming #Risk conference focuses on Milton Friedman’s famous comment: “The social responsibility of business is to increase its profits.”
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#RISK Founder Nick James in conversation with Gemma O’Loghlen, BNP Paribas
Nick James, founder and event director of #RISK talks with Gemma O’Loghlen, the Chief of Staff of the Group Data Protection Office at BNP Paribas.
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#RISK Founder Nick James in conversation with Tharishni Arumugam, AON
Nick James, founder and event director of #RISK talks with Tharishni Arumugam, the Global Privacy Technology & Operations Director at AON.
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#RISK Founder Nick James in conversation with Nina Bryant, FTI Consulting
Nick James, founder and event director of #RISK talks with Nina Bryant, Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting.