Environment Archives | Better Boards https://better-boards.com/category/esg/environment/ Board Evaluations for Better Boards Fri, 05 Apr 2024 08:19:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://better-boards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-BB-favicon-32x32.png Environment Archives | Better Boards https://better-boards.com/category/esg/environment/ 32 32 How can boards convert sustainability from a wish to a winning reality? https://better-boards.com/how-can-boards-convert-sustainability-from-a-wish-to-a-winning-reality/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-can-boards-convert-sustainability-from-a-wish-to-a-winning-reality Fri, 05 Apr 2024 08:19:06 +0000 https://better-boards.com/?p=5714 Boards have an essential role to play. When companies face increasing uncertainty, they need to lean in and embolden management to do what is right for the long-term health of the business, not just deliver short-term results. Nowhere is this more pertinent than when it comes to the topic of sustainability. In this podcast, Dr…

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]]> What do board members need to think about to avoid being sued by the climate movement? https://better-boards.com/what-do-board-members-need-to-think-about-to-avoid-being-sued-by-the-climate-movement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-do-board-members-need-to-think-about-to-avoid-being-sued-by-the-climate-movement Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:00:17 +0000 https://better-boards.com/?p=5441 Climate change has transitioned from distant environmental concern to pressing business issue. With its impact on operations, supply chains, regulations, and stakeholder expectations, boardroom discussion has become imperative. The rhetoric between business and climate activists has hardened. Friends of the Earth in the Netherlands have sued Shell and are now in the process of suing…

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]]> The environment in the boardroom: On overcoming obstacles https://better-boards.com/the-environment-in-the-boardroom-on-overcoming-obstacles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-environment-in-the-boardroom-on-overcoming-obstacles Thu, 04 Aug 2022 07:58:15 +0000 https://better-boards.com/?p=4968 This podcast was recorded in August 2022, just after a record-breaking heatwave in the UK. This podcast was recorded in August 2022, just after a record-breaking heatwave in the UK. Since the start of temperature recording in 1884, the ten warmest years in the UK have all been recorded since 2002. At the same time,…

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]]> Creating A Sustainability-Savvy Board https://better-boards.com/creating-a-sustainability-savvy-board/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=creating-a-sustainability-savvy-board Thu, 03 Mar 2022 09:14:27 +0000 https://better-boards.com/?p=3620 From both a risk and opportunity perspective, boards must ensure they fully engage with the impact of sustainability: Board members and senior leaders alike are challenged to take bolder and more transformative action. A recent study revealed that nearly 75% of European board directors believe that ignoring sustainability will affect their organisations’ ability to create long-term value.…

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