CHAPTER 1

An Introduction to Business Sustainability

Executive Summary

Business sustainability is rapidly and newly advancing from the greenwashing and branding to the business imperative as investors demand, regulators require, and companies present their sustainability factors of performance, disclosure, and risk. Investors are demanding public companies to disclose nonfinancial environmental, social, and governance (ESG) sustainability performance information in addition to financial economic sustainability performance (ESP) information to enable them to assess the risks associated with the companies’ operations and performance. Regulators worldwide including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the United States require public ...

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