Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

[ad_1] CSRHub is excited to announce the release of its API V 3.0, a technical upgrade that will make our ESG data and services more accessible for users.

[ad_1] *** On the 12th of March 2021, it was held the fourth session of the VIRTEU Roundtable Discussion Series, which focused on “Institutional Corruption and Avoidance of Taxation“. VIRTEU (Vat fraud: Interdisciplinary Research on Tax crimes in the European Union – Grant Agreement no: 878619) is a high profile legal research project funded by […]

[ad_1] *** There has been a difficulty in bringing to justice corporations which have their subsidiary’s commit breaches of the law. For many years, there was no practical possibility to make multinational corporations accountable for the illicit conducts perpetrated abroad by their subsidiaries. This stems from the existence of the so-called “corporate veil,” which is […]

[ad_1] Which manufacturing sectors lead in ESG? Numerous top firms across multiple industrial sectors are well advanced in their ESG efforts, having established objectives and commitments to pursue ESG-conscious best practises and initiatives. However, this article relates to everyone, and not just those in mass production processes. Even the SME / SMB is affected as […]

[ad_1] *** Introduction *** Confidentiality clauses, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) or, as they are often called, gagging clauses, are provisions set out in settlement agreements or employment contracts, which serve the purpose to prohibit employees from disclosing particular information to the general public. This article will limit its scope to addressing only the confidentiality clauses inside […]

[ad_1] Why is sustainability a challenge? Sustainability for any organisation, regardless of size, must include some, if not all, of declaring achievement of various of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction (aka. your carbon footprint), and progress towards securing a favourable Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) rating. While PLCs must grasp […]

[ad_1] On the 21st of July 2021, it was held the VIRTEU International Symposium “The Professionals: Dealing with the Enablers of Economic Crime“. VIRTEU (Vat fraud: Interdisciplinary Research on Tax crimes in the European Union – Grant Agreement no: 878619) is a high profile legal research project funded by the European Union, which aims at […]

[ad_1] What is the SECR and how does it relate to carbon footprint reporting? Compliance with the SECR was required from April 1, 2019, as it replaced the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) and the Energy Efficiency Scheme. The legislation compelled around 11,900 UK-incorporated businesses to report their energy and carbon outputs, which was a major […]

[ad_1] *** When we look at the current societal discourse regarding corporate authority and influence, and in particular in relation to what is commonly defined as the digital revolution, many experts and scholars affirm that we are currently living in a new Gilded Age. The Gilded Age refers to a period of several decades in […]

[ad_1] The rise of Socially responsible investing Since ESG’s inception by the United Nations in 2004, the environment has been in the spotlight. From its quiet beginnings, socially responsible investing has moved from being a niche interest to being a dominant theme among the leaders of international capital markets. This has led to sophisticated indices […]