The importance of resisting the lure of a standardised approach to ESG-reporting

Why this should not be a box-ticking exercise

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There are countless examples of companies publicising their sustainability activities and successes and climate targets for the future. As governments set their own environmental goals, companies follow suit with ambitious and headline-grabbing targets for achieving, among other things, net-zero emissions.

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