Corporate governance encompasses all the processes and guidelines that shape the management of a company and molds the company’s policies accordingly. If effective, corporate governance can help guarantee these policies align with the company’s goals.  In the past, companies’ goals and success focused mainly on the financial bottom line. While profits and achieving sales targets are still worthy goals, making ethical decisions, demonstrating sustainability and showing transparency in corporate finance and executive compensation have never been more critical. Investors, governments, stakeh ..read more

According to the UN’s Global E-Waste Monitor 2020, E-waste is the quickest-growing source of trash across the globe. This can be attributed primarily to the increasing demand for electrical and electronic equipment, short life cycles, and limited options for repair.   Adopting the latest technology and equipment has obvious benefits for large corporations looking to optimize their performance. But while this solves many problems, it leaves them with a big question: where is the e-waste going?  What is e-waste? E-waste is electronic and electrical waste, many tons of which are th ..read more

As we enter into a new year, the world still faces unprecedented global warming and challenges concerning social equality, and corporate transparency. Implementing sustainable investment strategies is an increasingly popular way of mitigating these issues. Pitchbook’s comprehensive study that was released in the last quarter offers a lot of insight into sustainable investing, its challenges, and its benefits. The report is based on the experiences of hundreds of LPs, GPs, and service providers that contributed information on their sustainable investment practices and their experiences. What is ..read more

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance reporting according to ESG frameworks has become a common practice for organizations globally. With natural disasters increasing and the visibility of inequalities rising, it’s never been more important for corporations to take a stand on the issues that matter to their audience and the organization’s longevity.  ESG reporting by ESG frameworks allows companies to be held accountable and maintain transparency. As a company’s ESG efforts often correlate to the company’s stock price, investors aiming to make impactful and ethical inves ..read more

As companies scale and reach beyond borders to make a significant impact, their workplaces and organizational structures must align with their global ambitions.    Diversity in the workplace encourages businesses to allow people with different qualities and backgrounds to work together in a productive, collaborative, and fair environment. Everyone benefits when individuals with different perspectives, beliefs, and skills work toward a common goal. What exactly does diversity mean? Diversity in the workplace considers employees’ race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, ethnici ..read more

Last week the Israel-America Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) held it’s Annual Business Conference on Sustainability, ESG, Climate and Supply chain (Scope 3), in collaboration with the Manufacturers Association, ISCMA (Israel Supply chain Management Association) and Afeka College. Several Industry leaders presented their perceptive on ESG practices, reporting and regulations and where they stand with their ESG commitments and action plans. In addition, some provided insightful input on the challenges they encounter especially with Scope 3 emissions that comprise a major part in companies’ GHG emis ..read more

Employee productivity is key to a company’s success, and a company that wants to foster gender equality in the workplace can’t do so without factoring in the specific needs of women and new parents.   For many employees, paid maternity leave is essential. It fosters loyalty, goodwill, and retention and, for many, goes a long way to alleviate financial anxiety. With a robust, paid parental leave policy, team members don’t have to worry about pregnancies and childbirth negatively affecting their careers.  In turn, companies have happy and healthy employees they can count on for th ..read more

The corporate side of the world has constantly experienced social issues such as gender inequality and harassment on the basis of religion, race, age, and ethnicity. However, companies have been making efforts to improve equality and limit harassment by developing and launching diversity, equity & inclusion initiatives to counter these challenges. Their attempts to foster a thriving environment in the workplace help employees rest assured that they’re valued and heard.  What are DEI initiatives? Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI or DE&I) initiatives consider many factors in an ..read more

The 26th annual Conference of the Parties (COP) was hosted in Glasgow in the fall of 2021. While these events are always weighty as world leaders discuss effective initiatives for mitigating and adapting to climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic spurred increasingly heated discussions about global health. the article discusses what the COP is, the notable outcomes of COP26 and the future of this conference. The COP explained The COP is an annual climate summit where world leaders and government representatives review and discuss the implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on C ..read more

The changing climate affects every nation. It’s never been more important to enforce drastic environmental policies and conventions that address the severity of the situation.  One of the most influential environmental conventions is the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), enforced by the Conference of the Parties (COP). This article discusses what the COP is, why this climate change conference matters, and what the future looks like for this summit. The COP explained The UNFCCC (also known as the Convention) was established in 1992 at the Rio de Janeiro Earth ..read more