Corporate Social Responsibility

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.

Most 2020 annual general meetings will be conducted virtually, possibly sparking a permanent change in shareholder participation.

Natasha Lamb is managing partner and director of Equity Research and Shareholder Engagement at Arjuna Capital, an investment firm focusing on sustainability and impact. Arjuna allows clients to align investments with their values. Global Finance asked Lamb to explain strategy and results.

Capitalism is increasingly interested in another kind of green.

Water is critical to business, and with supplies increasingly at risk, companies cannot take it for granted anymore.

Ron Dembo is a modern-day Renaissance man, with several advanced STEM degrees, three published books, successful startups and a handful of patents in computational finance under his belt. Now, the world-renowned expert on risk and climate change has a new venture to harness artificial intelligence to measure the financial impacts of climate change. He spoke with Global Finance about how climate change requires new approaches to risk analysis.

Finance is increasingly global and so are financial crimes and prosecutions.

More women are in executive and management positions than ever before, but equality remains a long way off.

Corporates are taking environmental considerations into account when making investment decisions.

Calls for a greener, fairer world are growing, and an increasing number of companies are realizing the value of mitigating the pursuit of short-term profits in favor of long-term systemic—and corporate—health.

Biometric technology faces litigation.

Italy's largest bank bucks the trend towards greater social media presence.

Maria Gotsch, president and CEO of the Partnership Fund for New York City, visited Global Finance to discuss the Fund and how its FinTech Innovation Lab is designed to promote innovations that yield useful benefits.