ESG is a term used to describe a collection of considerations and issues that fall within 3 main themes: ‘Environment, Social and Governance’. It was originally coined as a set of metrics to quantifiably assess ethical investment practices but has since expanded in scope to form a useful basis from which to frame the narrative […]
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In our previous article we introduced our latest Be Aware series ‘An Introduction to ESG for HR Professionals’. As we dive deeper into the key considerations of each ‘letter’ in the acronym, the first of these ESG pillars we are considering is E for ‘Environment’. It goes without saying that the climate emergency is vast,
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The second of the ESG pillars we are considering as part of our series ‘An Introduction to ESG for HR Professionals’ is S for Social. The ‘S’ Pillar relates to the considerations that a company must be aware of when navigating its social environment– this includes its interactions with employees, local communities and the wider
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In recent times, environmental and social considerations have understandably risen to the top of our cultural agenda. The corporate world, driven by an increasing need to satisfy a wider stakeholder base, has followed the trend and as a result, the third pillar of ESG – ‘Governance’ – often finds itself an afterthought in the wider
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UPDATE: On 13 July 2023, the government also published its response to consultation on ethnicity pay reporting, again confirming that the government will not be legislating to make ethnicity pay reporting mandatory at this stage. Just over a year after the government confirmed that it would not introduce a legal requirement for employers to publish
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Employee wellbeing: Life events – Are you an employer of choice? This final article in our Employee Wellbeing series focuses on the issue of domestic abuse – brought sharply into the spotlight by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns – and why this is an area in which employers need to be fully informed
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