Investors too often ignore the 'E' v 'S' trade off. Businesses which only take the 'E' into account in their ESG strategies will bump heads.

Every company can or does cause harm. ESG gives a framework to eliminate harm where you can and reduce it where you cannot.

DBS is a sustainable bank. But Greta Thunberg they are not. Their claim of being more like an eco-warrior & less like a bank is ridiculous.

Fear is biggest driver of Indonesian companies slashing carbon emissions; do nothing and risk being kicked out of global supply chains.

The sessions at Temasek’s Eco-Sperity highlighted the inextricable link between the environment, social and governmental aspects of ESG.

Using ESG to avoid investing in potentially stranded assets & improving your carbon profile were among topics at AVCJ.

Dow's misstep of treating a key ESG program as a CSR project should be a lesson to all companies on how greenwashing can damage reputation.

ESG mindset helps management know what's happening in ops & supply chains & address issues before being hit with fines & enforcement.

For ESG, private equity firms need to "walk the walk" when it comes to their own operations.

Steve Okun, Glenn Van Zutphen & Neil Humphries, Money FM, 12 June 2021 The goal of the G-7 is to demonstrate the power of multilateralism...

Hiring local thinkers provides an interesting lens to consider how successful PA practitioners should think & operate.

Many PA practitioners in Asia understand that to be effective, one must engage in the art of “corporate diplomacy."

Myanmar languishes as Biden makes progress on North Korea and US AAPI hate.

On China: there is no such thing as a benevolent great power, says Kishore Mahbubani, former President of the UN National Security Council.

Steve Okun discusses the outlook of US President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office with Glenn van Zutphen & Neil Humphreys.

Analysis of Biden's climate summit, his approach to police reform and more.

Discussion ranges from Caitlyn Jenner to crisis in Myanmar to Ryan Hass on China dominance.

A swift return by the US to multilateral trade deals like the TPP is unlikely, but a sectoral approach in new growth areas is promising.

Steve & David Marchick, COO of US International Development Finance Corporation, discuss Asia Pacific as a priority for Biden's government.