Corporate Social Responsibility

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.

Automation meets finance.

Big companies are leading the charge into green energy as the long-term cost benefits become more apparent, yet political hurdles remain.

One of the three global ratings agencies adds ESG to its criteria for rating creditworthiness.

Sustainable finance is here to stay. Now, CFOs must learn to navigate an often-bewildering thicket of new standards and benchmarks.

The gap in both income and wealth continues to grow, sparking political backlash around the globe. Is it also becoming a drag on growth?

This year's World Economic Forum in Davos is happening in an era of rising protectionism and de-globalization.

Women are getting into more board seats and C-suites, yet progress is still hard-won and parity a long way off.

Scientists offer dire warning on climate change.

Rising interest rates show no sign of dampening dividend payouts or stock buybacks. Not yet, at least.

Companies worldwide struggle to measure and report how well they are “doing good” as they do well for their stakeholders.