Samsung contributing to the UAE’s sustainability agenda with its ‘Eco-packaging’ for Lifestyle TVs

Policy programmes are increasingly focusing on sustainability and ESG (environment, social and governance) issues, with ambitious new policy, regulation and law expected across the world. Coupled with increased ESG litigation and shareholder activism, and market-led developments in green, blue and sustainable finance, businesses across the globe are facing a plethora of new developments.  Please join us on 28 April 2021 as we discuss some of the key themes of the transition, look at how different regions are addressing these issues and consider the challenges across the investment chain.

SNV, Netherlands Development Organisation, a not-for-profit international development organisation, has been longlisted for the Ashden Award for humanitarian energy. Ashden, a UK charity, has been supporting transformative climate solutions for 20 years. More than 800 organisations applied for the 2021 Ashden Awards, and SNV is one of just 38 to have made it to the longlisting stage.

From firestorms and fatal heat waves to flooding and droughts, climate events are accelerating. Each one is forcing more focused attention on finding strategic solutions to a global concern—and quickly. Businesses are stepping up to meet this daunting challenge. By closely examining their environmental footprints, setting ambitious carbon-emission reduction targets and better empowering stakeholders through transparent communication, many for-profit organizations are embracing sustainability as a core philosophy. The result is more widespread ambition than ever before to make real and meaningful shifts to how—and why—they do business. Experts say there is no time to lose.