What’s driving corporate sustainability?

01/18/23 • 23 min

In this episode of ESG Unlocked, Pamela speaks with Kosmas Papadopoulos, Head of Sustainability Advisory, and Jude Graham, Sustainability Advisor, at ISS Corporate Solutions about how corporate sustainability is evolving, and the key drivers of the ESG landscape today. The conversation covers the difference between ESG and sustainability, watershed moments in the ESG space, the concept of single versus double materiality, shareholder primacy, and more.

Host: Pamela Mutumwa

Guests: Kosmas Papadopoulos and Jude Graham

Host: Pamela Mutumwa

Guests: Kosmas Papadopoulos and Jude Graham

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Host: Pamela Mutumwa

Guests: Paul Francisco and Colin Meadows