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For the evaluation of enterprise value and investment decision-making, firms must demonstrate their commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  For this, several factors are considered, including supply chain management (SCM), human rights, climate change, safety, and environmental risks.  This study analy ...

In 2016, the United Nations (UN) presented the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a blueprint for a better world by 2030.  The SDGs address challenges such as poverty, inequality and environmental degradation.   However, despite their importance, progress towards achieving these SDGs has been slow, and like much o ...

“It would be so easy now, and so tempting, to dismiss #COP29 – or the entire COP process – as a failure”, said a prominent expert on sustainability business practices and advisor to the UNFCCC.  “Not only would that be intellectually lazy, but also irresponsible”, he continued. The developed countries committed to prov ...

ESG ratings measure the environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) risk in the performance of companies.  They provide information on the sustainability performance of a company or financial instrument by assessing its exposure to sustainability risks and its impact on the environment, people as well as corpo ...

To fulfill its mission, the United Nations Environment Programme - Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) provides products and services, practical guidance and tools directly aimed at facilitating the implementation of sustainable finance policies and practices in the global financial sector. The UNEP FI Impact Analysis Tools h ...