Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This UWA Public Policy Institute webinar was held on 24 November, 2022, and featured the following panel: Holly Cullen (Adjunct Professor in business and human rights at the UWA Law School); Melissa Grove (Founding Director of Consulting Alchemy); Tanya Kerkvliet (Director at KPMG, Climate Change, Sustainability and ESG); Alex Whitebrook (ESG Communications Manager, Minerva Analytics); Jemah Harrison (Moderator, UWA Public Policy Institute).
The recent rise of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations in business and corporations reflects the global progress on sustainability and climate action. ESG considerations are increasingly important for companies who wish to operate with a strong social license, as individual and institutional investors are lifting their expectations of companies in their ethical considerations.
ESG has increasingly become more than simply a human resource or investor relations issue: it has become an opportunity for companies to decide if and how they comment on broad social issues. Whether it’s an increased commitment on climate change or to address social inequalities, investors are demanding companies take positions on these issues and to lead on policy solutions beyond their traditional business objectives.
Recent examples like the Juukan Gorge case highlight the risk of large corporations' ESG ‘box-ticking', and raises questions of whether ESG compliance and corporate due diligence effectively measure companies' impacts on the ground.
While the growth of ESG considerations is positive, questions arise on whether the ESG framework effectively captures and measures harm to people and the environment, as well as whether it drives decisions that enforce social impact considerations. Has ESG become a mere ‘woke-corporatism’ effort? How do we bridge the gap between ESG investing and measuring environmental impacts?
As consumers consciously turn towards supporting more ethical modes of consumption and investment, join our panel as we discuss how companies must be alert to their clients' interests, while also securing their bottom line. This discussion focussed primarily on environmental considerations, with some room to discuss social and governance aspects.
﹏
The University of Western Australia (UWA) is recognised internationally as a top 100 university. Browse our channel to learn about our ground-breaking research, state-of-the-art facilities and vibrant student experience.
For more information: https://www.uwa.edu.au/
﹏
Facebook: facebook.com/universitywa
Twitter: twitter.com/uwanews
Instagram: instagram.com/universitywa
This UWA Public Policy Institute webinar was held on 24 November, 2022, and featured the following panel: Holly Cullen (Adjunct Professor in business and human rights at the UWA Law School); Melissa Grove (Founding Director of Consulting Alchemy); Tanya Kerkvliet (Director at KPMG, Climate Change, Sustainability and ESG); Alex Whitebrook (ESG Communications Manager, Minerva Analytics); Jemah Harrison (Moderator, UWA Public Policy Institute).
The recent rise of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations in business and corporations reflects the global progress on sustainability and climate action. ESG considerations are increasingly important for companies who wish to operate with a strong social license, as individual and institutional investors are lifting their expectations of companies in their ethical considerations.
ESG has increasingly become more than simply a human resource or investor relations issue: it has become an opportunity for companies to decide if and how they comment on broad social issues. Whether it’s an increased commitment on climate change or to address social inequalities, investors are demanding companies take positions on these issues and to lead on policy solutions beyond their traditional business objectives.
Recent examples like the Juukan Gorge case highlight the risk of large corporations' ESG ‘box-ticking', and raises questions of whether ESG compliance and corporate due diligence effectively measure companies' impacts on the ground.
While the growth of ESG considerations is positive, questions arise on whether the ESG framework effectively captures and measures harm to people and the environment, as well as whether it drives decisions that enforce social impact considerations. Has ESG become a mere ‘woke-corporatism’ effort? How do we bridge the gap between ESG investing and measuring environmental impacts?
As consumers consciously turn towards supporting more ethical modes of consumption and investment, join our panel as we discuss how companies must be alert to their clients' interests, while also securing their bottom line. This discussion focussed primarily on environmental considerations, with some room to discuss social and governance aspects.
﹏
The University of Western Australia (UWA) is recognised internationally as a top 100 university. Browse our channel to learn about our ground-breaking research, state-of-the-art facilities and vibrant student experience.
For more information: https://www.uwa.edu.au/
﹏
Facebook: facebook.com/universitywa
Twitter: twitter.com/uwanews
Instagram: instagram.com/universitywa
