Introduction to the Anthropocene In a wonderful new book, professors Simon Lewis and Mark Maslin at London University College, make a convincing case that the Earth has entered the Anthropocene (combining the Greek words for ‘human’ and ‘recent’). Humans have literally become a force of nature. Meaning that human activity changes the Earth from one …
The Anthropocene – 3 Reasons Why It Matters to Your Business Read More »
Everybody, in profit and not-for-profit organizations, will know by now how to run a scrum project or set up agile teams. The topic I try to explore here is more far-reaching: are there any good ideas out there on how to build your entire organizational structure to accommodate agile working? I use concepts developed by …
How to Structure Agile Companies. A Developing Story. Read More »
Digging through the first four months of The Economist for relevant ESG-articles, I thought it would be nice to group the articles and see which groups get the most coverage in this highly regarded newspaper. My effort in the form of a Materiality Matrix is shown above, with the number of articles per topic on …
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There’s a lot of good knowledge packed into the SDG Academy’s Climate Change course. You learn about the science behind climate change, what the Paris Agreement entails, and which multi-stakeholder initiatives try to combat climate change. The one thing that was maybe lacking was a chapter on how climate change poses threats to individual businesses; …
The Most Surprising Thing I Learned from Finishing a Climate Change Course Read More »
Credit: Takver via Flickr Introduction: what The Economist has to say about climate change and business More than a year ago, we started off a series of blog posts on mandatory non-financial disclosures with a post on climate change. At that point, four risk groups of climate change were identified and suggestions were made on …
Could You Be Wrong in Thinking Climate Change Does Not Affect Your Business? Read More »
One of the catch phrases I picked up in my university days, and still use when appropriate, is: ‘There’s nothing more practical than good theory’. During change efforts in any type of organization (i.e. profit, nonprofit, government), whether they are design changes or execution changes, it is always a good idea to keep a number …
Introduction This ‘What Every Manager Should Know About’-series is intended for managers whose businesses have to disclose (or feel the need or pressure to disclose) non-financial information. The needs or pressures to disclose non-financial information are manifold. Regulatory compliance such as EU directive 2014/95/EU, NGO pressure, ESG-risk management, demands from investors, and many other factors …
What every manager should know about (5/5): Non-Financial Disclosure Read More »
Introduction Now that large corporates have to adhere to EU regulation 2014/95/EU, managers should be more familiar with a number of non-financial topics. The EU regulation on the disclosure of non-financial information asks firms to provide information on environmental, social and employee matters, respect for human rights, anti-corruption and anti-bribery matters. In this post, the …
What every manager should know about (4/5): Corruption and Bribery Read More »
As your organization is getting ready for the implementation of EU guideline 2014/95/EU on the disclosure of non-financial information, I hand you a series of blog posts on non-financial topics that business managers might be less familiar with. My aim for this series of posts is twofold: First, to give you insight into concepts that …
What every manager should know about (3/5): New Governance Read More »
As your organization is getting ready for the implementation of EU guideline 2014/95/EU on the disclosure of non-financial information, I hand you a series of blog posts on non-financial topics that business managers might be less familiar with. My aim for this series of posts is twofold. First, to give you insight into concepts that …
What every manager should know about (2/5): Human Rights Read More »
