Asia-Pacific ESG efforts on the rise

Businesses across the Asia-Pacific region have increased efforts to improve the quality of their environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting, but significant challenges remain.

Most Chinese businesses said they were adopting ESG data because of regulatory requirements (25 per Read more

Court rules on tougher climate risk assessments

A landmark ruling by the UK’s Supreme Court said that a local council should have considered the full climate impact of burning oil from new wells – rather than restricting its assumptions to the impact of their construction.

That Read more

Earlier adopters of gen AI balance gains with risk

Businesses that have invested heavily in generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) are seeing direct results on their profitability, according to research by the consultancy Mckinsey.

While those organisations represented only a small sample of the overall group in Read more

Grey zone aggression rises

Organisations are increasingly concerned about disruptions to global commerce by so-called grey zone aggression, according to a survey by wtwco.

Elisabeth Braw, a senior fellow with the Transatlantic Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council, is quoted by the Read more

Organisations struggle to make ESG work strategically

Organisations are struggling to make ESG work strategically because they are often unable to move away from a compliance agenda, according to a report by the consultant KPMG.

While most companies recognise that ESG should be a valuable Read more

Employers increasingly out of touch with staff needs

Almost two-thirds (64 per cent) of HR professionals said their organisations delivered an “excellent”  employee experience compared with only 20 per cent of employees who said the same, according to a survey by Benefex.

The situation has got worse Read more

LGBTQ+ inclusion culture aids talent retention

Employers looking to enhance retention in the workforce should deepen their focus on LGBTQ+ inclusion, visibility and engagement programmes, according to a study by EY.

The US-based study found that while there are 14 million adults in the Read more

Health and safety emerges as top risk for 2024

Global businesses have identified health and safety risk as their top priority, ahead of cyber-attacks, data loss and regulatory breaches, according to a survey by Clyde & Co. Its annual Global directors’ and officers’ liability report 2024 found Read more