CHAPTER 6

Senior Manager Briefing

A Response …..

ESG is a key organizational response (both public and private sectors) to the wider “Sustainability” agenda. It encapsulates a range of initiatives that are deemed, by broad consensus, to represent the most likely coordinated program to lead to lasting change that optimizes the life opportunities for present and future generations.

Modern managers are assailed by a range of demands for “compliance” to standards that are set by third parties (see Figure 6.1). Businesses must determine, as a strategic question, to which voluntary standards they will subject themselves. In turn, managers need to know how much time, effort, and energy to devote to meeting the compliance requirements. Interestingly, ...

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