Why, when and how should startups in India move to ESG?
As environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices, policies, and regulations continue to evolve, new-age startup company executives are contemplating embarking on the ESG journey and asking several important questions like – why move to ESG reporting and sustainability initiatives? Should there be a formal corporate ESG strategy? What are...
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What Is ESG? Everything You Need To Know About Environmental, Social, and Governance
Here’s the introductory ESG guide you’ve been looking for. We’re keeping things simple in hopes that by the time you’ve finished reading this, you’ll better understand the basics of the ever-changing ESG landscape. What is ESG? ESG refers to the environmental, social, and governance factors that investors measure when analyzing a...
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What is ESG? Environmental, social, and governance commitment explained
What is ESG and why is it important? Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) is a strategic framework for identifying, assessing, and addressing organizational objectives and activities ranging from the company’s carbon footprint and commitment to sustainability, to its workplace culture and commitment to diversity and inclusion, to its overall...
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Stay-at-home Sales Propels Turkish Bathroom Pioneer into a Digital Transformation
During the recent pandemic, Turkey’s largest producer and exporter of ceramic bathroom products noticed an unusual phenomenon. “With everybody staying at home for two years, people looked around and thought it was time to change something in their bathroom,” noted Alp Güldür, group IT director at Eczacıbaşı Building Products. “The...
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India to showcase its digital transformation at Bali summit: G20 sherpa Amitabh Kant
India will highlight its digital-transformation journey at the ongoing 17th G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, with particular emphasis on the strides made in public digital infrastructure. Talking exclusively to Economic Times Online on the sidelines of the summit, India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said India has built a unique model...
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Microsoft Indonesia and Pos Indonesia join hands to accelerate digital transformation
Microsoft Indonesia and Pos Indonesia have partnered up to enhance Indonesia’s digital imperative. According to Microsoft, the partnership focuses on exploring the use of Microsoft cloud computing technology to support Pos Indonesia’s digital transformation and innovation–particularly in the logistics sector. The partnership will also look to improve the digital...
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Why business strategy plays a major role in organisational growth
The fast-changing world has made it crucial for businesses to possess robust and actionable strategies. Any organisation’s survival and growth depends on the strength of its plan of action. Today’s businesses are about sustainability, and a business strategy creates plans and policies for the present and future. The strategic management...
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How To Integrate ESG Into Your Business Strategy
The Origin Green team in Bord Bia recently hosted an online webinar to introduce companies to a new Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) guidance document, and to outline how the Origin Green programme can support businesses looking to integrate ESG reporting into their business practices. We spoke with Bord...
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Foreign companies adopt ‘China for China’ strategy
As snap lockdowns and quarantine measures disrupted China’s business landscape in October, a high-profile survey of foreign companies in Shanghai showed optimism had hit its lowest level as a result of Beijing’s coronavirus policies. But just weeks later at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai, one of the world’s...
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How to stop M&A from becoming a company culture-killer
A recent report by Harvard Business Review found that between 70% and 90% of all business mergers and acquisitions fail. While there are many pieces of the M&A puzzle, culture can be a crucial determinant of your success. Indeed, failed integration of the two (or more) disparate company cultures and...
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