Corporate Social Responsibility

If you cannot measure it, you cannot manage it. 

Sustainable finance makes inroads in Africa.

Aaron Franklin, Head of Sustainable Finance at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp, discusses the hows and whys of green investments.

Increasing competition, consumerization and the quest for a bigger wallet share have transaction banks eyeing retail divisions for inspiration.

With a new awards program, Global Finance highlights banks and companies taking the lead in innovating and expanding the reach of sustainable finance.

Corporate leaders are grappling with an explosion of ESG ratings, rankings and grades.

ESG metrics are growing in popularity but are still far away from being standardized.

Jay Lurie, currently chief investment officer of DC Green Bank, has more than a decade in financing and infrastructure development worldwide in positions at Macquarie, Credit Suisse, and the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC). He talks with Global Finance about climate change and the finance sector.

Can a veteran of the coal business make Glencore more of ann environmentally friendly company?

Investor demand, bolstered by Covid-19 concerns, have kicked off a global surge in social bond issuance.

Kate Dodson, Vice President for Global Health at the UN Foundation, discusses WHO’s Strategic Preparedness Response Plan.

A message from the editors of Global Finance magazine.

WHO’s Solidarity Response Fund has been instrumental in enlisting a wide range of support to fight Covid-19.

Massimiano Tellini, Intesa Sanpaolo’s global head of Circular Economy, speaks to Global Finance about what a circular economy is and why it is relevant now.

The market for green bonds could surpass US$1 trillion early in the first half of 2021.

R. Edward Freeman, an American philosopher and Professor of Business Administration at the Darden School at the University of Virginia, discusses his stakeholder theory and his work on business ethics.

As investors and other stakeholders apply pressure for sustainable policies on the environment and society, companies are changing their ways, somewhat—and also pushing back.

JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America may also have women CEOs soon.

Quintessential Capital Management Managing Partner Gabriel Grego explains why his much-maligned “short activism” is good for investors and markets.

The five-year bond will enhance Henkel’s commitment to 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025.