Total sustainable debt issuance reached a record high in 2022 and is poised for continued growth in 2023. Corporate boards and government leaders will face rising pressure to demonstrate that they are adequately equipped to understand and oversee ESG issues — from climate change to human rights to social unrest, rising concerns about green- and impact- washing. This talk will provide an overview of some of the key forces and trends driving what is next across the global ESG agenda.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understanding the various sources of demand for exercising greater scrutiny of corporate sustainability and responsibility efforts
• Transitioning from long-term netzero pledges to demonstrable near-term action
• Moving beyond the "E" toward the "S" and the "G" in order to sharpen the attention on managing the social implications of corporate action
• A brief overview of stress-testing for ESG-related risk
• The monetizable value of building credible data and corporate disclosures