Corporate Sustainability Faces Regret
Gerri Ward is the Director of Climate Change and Sustainability at EY New Zealand. In conversation with Matthew Monahan.
Gerri’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerri-ward-9a579815/
EY New Zealand: https://www.ey.com/en_nz
TOPICS
00:00 Open and introduction
02:20 Gerri's journey into sustainability
03:52 Reflections on corporate sustainability
11:51 The value-action gap in sustainability
15:56 The impact of climate-related financial disclosures
20:02 Thoughts on ESG
24:39 The role of global agreements
29:37 Discussion on biodiversity credits in New Zealand
40:22 Reporting versus action
47:14 Social inequity and sustainability
53:37 Young people
55:13 Advice for businesses
56:27 Outro
EPISODE RESOURCES
‘Enough’ report by EY: https://www.ey.com/en_nz/climate-change-sustainability-services/enough-a-review-of-corporate-sustainability
Brundtland Report: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Common_Future
New Zealand first in the world to require climate risk reporting: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-zealand-first-world-require-climate-risk-reporting
TNFD: Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures: https://tnfd.global/
NYU study on ESG performance: https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/faculty-research/new-meta-analysis-nyu-stern-center-sustainable-business-and-rockefeller-asset-management-finds-esg
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