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ESG risk management - the backbone of sustainable business

ESG risk management - the backbone of sustainable business

Whilst companies are currently focusing on the extensive actual and possible impacts of Covid-19 on their business and broader stakeholders, there will soon come a time for reflection and assessment of the suitability and strength of systems, policies and strategies in place. With significant potential for corporates to emerge from the extreme pressure of the current crisis greater and more resilient, some of the principal areas for examination may arguably be in the environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) sphere.