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Best-Practice IR is About Being at the Forefront

In: Investor Relations and ESG Reporting in a Regulatory Perspective

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  • Poul Lykkesfeldt
  • Laurits Louis Kjaergaard

Abstract

ESG reporting is more profound than a side project and must be inherently integrated in the company’s managerial level and general approach to doing business. In this chapter, we outline how the world is lagging behind the SDGs, the Paris climate agreement’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2050 remains ambitious and greenwashing, and window dressing remains challenging to combat. Compared to the Paris climate agreement’s “well below” 2 degrees Celsius target by 2030, the climate action tracker currently estimates 2.7 degrees Celsius with current policies. If the target of 55% emission reduction by 2030 is achieved, then 2.4 degrees Celsius is more realistic and optimistically 2.1 degrees Celsius if all submitted targets are met. This is a major challenge for the world that requires action from all stakeholders—and we discuss how a company should not fear the future of sustainability, but embrace it.

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  • Poul Lykkesfeldt & Laurits Louis Kjaergaard, 2022. "Best-Practice IR is About Being at the Forefront," Springer Books, in: Investor Relations and ESG Reporting in a Regulatory Perspective, chapter 0, pages 315-320, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-05800-4_40
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-05800-4_40
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