Governance and Sustainability: Inside, Not Just Beside the Business

To sustain our future and continue to maintain a prosperous economy for this and future generations, new business models are required.

More corporate executives are starting to integrate sustainability inside, not just beside the business. More importantly, such organisations are outperforming financially as a result of these structural changes and through the alignment of corporate purpose with profit. New business leaders are making genuine, fundamental commitments to all stakeholders.

But are these corporate shifts taking place at the scale and speed required to respond to the pressing environmental and social challenges that confront and threaten humanity?

Refinitiv, in partnership with Prof. Andreas Hoepner and his financial data science colleague Gabija Zdanceviciute, take a deeper look into its Environmental, Social and Governance data to analyse whether corporate Boards and structures are changing and if such changes have an impact on companies’ environmental and social performance.

Key areas covered include:

• Executive compensation and shareholder return
• Board composition
• Gender diversity
• Machine Learning approach
• Women management and employees