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For the sixth consecutive year, ShareAction’s survey of the world’s leading companies has revealed the trends of how these companies respond to the needs their workforces and supply chains.
While some companies took significant steps to protect the health of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, poor health and safety practices exposed many workers to unsafe working environments.
Growth of ShareAction’s Workforce Disclosure Initiative signals rising importance of social issues for ESG-conscious investors and companies.
While the IFRS’s intention to improve corporate sustainability reporting is laudable, we see a need to proceed with caution.
Covid-19 has put ever more focus on responsible investment and ESG. But as it hits the mainstream corporate transparency will be key.