ESG RESEARCH SCHOLAR OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
LOYOLA COLLEGE
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Academic institution
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#SDGAction53317
Description
Transforming to a stakeholder centric business model through effective impact from business responsibility and sustainability reporting framework.
Objectives:
To investigate the correlation between ESG scores and the successful attainment of sustainability objectives (SDGs).
To conduct a comparative analysis of companies' ESG scores between two consecutive years, revealing shifts in their sustainability performance and highlighting areas of improvement or regression.
To identify and examine the pivotal factors that drive organizations to transition from compliance-driven sustainability reporting to a strategic business model.
To examine strategies that foster stakeholder engagement in shifting from compliance-based reporting to a strategic business model.
To investigate how strategic sustainability reporting contributes to proactive risk management and enhances an organization's overall resilience.
To develop a model, actionable guidelines and a roadmap for organizations seeking to transition from compliance-driven reporting to a strategic business model.
To study the changing compliance and governance reporting to achieve a sustainable business model. (Companies Act and SEBI circular, regulations, Reporting by companies to SEBI, Stock exchanges, like Regulation 30 of SEBI LODR, Primary also)
To have a peer study of BRS Reporting in International level.
To study the impact BRS Reporting and compliance on overall carbon footprint and climate change.
To predict upcoming trends in business responsibility, sustainability reporting, and competitive advantage, shedding light on potential future directions for organizations.
LISTED INDIAN CORPORATES
SDGS & Targets
Goal 15
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
15.1
By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements
15.1.1
15.1.2
15.2
By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally
15.2.1
15.3
By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world
15.3.1
15.4
By 2030, ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity, in order to enhance their capacity to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable development
15.4.1
15.4.2
15.5
Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species
15.5.1
15.6
Promote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and promote appropriate access to such resources, as internationally agreed
15.6.1
15.7
Take urgent action to end poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna and address both demand and supply of illegal wildlife products
15.7.1
15.8
By 2020, introduce measures to prevent the introduction and significantly reduce the impact of invasive alien species on land and water ecosystems and control or eradicate the priority species
15.8.1
15.9
By 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accounts
15.9.1
(a) Number of countries that have established national targets in accordance with or similar to Aichi Biodiversity Target 2 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 in their national biodiversity strategy and action plans and the progress reported towards these targets; and (b) integration of biodiversity into national accounting and reporting systems, defined as implementation of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting
15.a
Mobilize and significantly increase financial resources from all sources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems
15.a.1
(a) Official development assistance on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity; and (b) revenue generated and finance mobilized from biodiversity-relevant economic instruments
15.b
Mobilize significant resources from all sources and at all levels to finance sustainable forest management and provide adequate incentives to developing countries to advance such management, including for conservation and reforestation
15.b.1
(a) Official development assistance on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity; and (b) revenue generated and finance mobilized from biodiversity-relevant economic instruments
15.c
Enhance global support for efforts to combat poaching and trafficking of protected species, including by increasing the capacity of local communities to pursue sustainable livelihood opportunities
15.c.1
SDG 14 targets covered
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SDGs
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Other beneficiaries
Government , Policy makers and regulators
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Contact Information
joseph cheriyan, esg practitioner