Forward-looking companies aren't waiting for taxes and regulations to balance the greenhouse gas emissions of their supply chains. They're taking advantage of decarbonization incentives. These carrots can lessen the balance sheet impact involved with making operations more efficient and less...
Read moreRussia's invasion of Ukraine may be largely motivated by the drive to expand corrupt practices, writes Columbia University adjunct professor Matthew Murray. To understand the situation, we need to look back to Ukraine's 2013-14 Euromaidan movement. The demonstrations saw Ukrainians...
Read moreA focus on ESG can seem tempting and, increasingly, mandatory for boards of directors. Those companies that make statements and commitments, however, should be prepared to carry through or face steep consequences. Scrutiny from regulators and stakeholders will continue to...
Read moreWhile global events and domestic regulation shifts continue to cause legal disruptions, UK GCs are also being asked to do more with less. Transactions are expected to move faster than ever, and C-suites increasingly require legal departments to demonstrate a...
Read moreAround the world – and especially in APAC – robust correlations have emerged between business performance and board gender diversity. A new initiative is taking steps to increase gender inclusivity in Sri Lanka, a country where board diversity has been...
Read moreIncreasing financial inclusion can advance numerous UN Sustainable Development Goals and improve equity worldwide. But doing so is risky for banks, and customers with no financial history may face high interest rates regardless. Though AI can be biased, Anand Pandey...
Read moreThe speed and haste by which El Salvador adopted Bitcoin as legal tender has opened the door for significant risk and KYC challenges. While the volume of crypto exchanges continues to snowball, the lack of appropriate AML regulation leaves businesses...
Read moreESG-consciousness has taken the global business world by storm. In many circles the acronym has become shorthand for any environmentally minded business. But Doug McKeige, editor-in-chief of The Climate Capitalist, cautions that a stark difference lies between ESG compliance and...
Read moreMuch has occurred in the world of ESG over the past few years, and the momentum behind sustainability reporting continues to increase exponentially. Significantly, several moves by regulators from late 2020 through 2021 have brought ESG reporting to a point...
Read moreIf 2020 goes down in history as the year the world shut down, 2021 should be remembered as the year when we came back to life. But did we do enough in 2021 and are we prepared for 2022?
Read moreDOJ says it plans to target more individuals in cases of wrongdoing. With a flurry of recent indictments, that promise appears to have already materialized. The more the enforcement stings, the more it will discourage businesses from repeat wrongdoing. One...
Read moreEnron shares hit $90.75 on August 23, 2001. By December 2, they had corrected to $0.26 and the business had filed for Chapter 11. Twenty years after the culmination of Enron’s too-close-to-the-sun flight, it’s clear its fallout set the course...
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