Inflation, the energy crisis, supply and labour shortages and, as mentioned in a previous blog, a skyrocketed number of workers that joined the country (+84% over the last two decades): what a time to be alive if you work in real estate in Luxembourg (or are looking for a place …
Alice is the CEO of a well-established telecommunications company. Last year, the board of directors decided unanimously that it was time to join the wave of companies making strong statements about their commitment to achieve net zero by 2030. The truth is that making such statements can be daunting. While …
The world needs globally accepted sustainability reporting standards to ensure transparent, comparable information for all stakeholders – businesses, investors, customers, employees, suppliers, regulators and governments. The quality of ESG reporting should be as high as it is for financial reporting and should be capable of being assured. This ensures a …
There is no one single definition for sustainability risks but most experts agree on two facts: sustainability risks aren’t simple to address and the scarcity and reliability of data to assess them are a common issue. According to the SFDR (sustainable finance disclosure regulation), “Sustainability risk means an environmental, social or governance event …
Christmas is upon us, and we’re all ready for a nice family time, likely more intimate and quiet, in this very particular year. The COVID-19 pandemic turned our lives upside down for almost one year now and it was a wake-up call that will be hard to forget. And many …
Sustainable Finance and ESG have taken a hold of the market and are moving from niche to mainstream by now. Asset Managers (AMs) are changing the once recurrent question of why integrate non-financial factors—notably Environmental, Social & Governance—to ‘how’ it is actually done. For all financial market players, going into depth …
A social listening analysis of the Food & Beverage sector The last few years have seen a focus on the role business plays in society. This has been exacerbated by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement. There is a sort of awakening, people seem to be …
Quo vadis Earth? The pursuit of relentless growth in a planet with limited resources, our heavy dependence on fossil fuels, the continuous growth and development of technology on a scale never seen before, climate change and mass migrations. These are only few of the growing global concerns unsettling decision-makers worldwide. …
Myths (from the Greek “mythos”) are as old as the human memory can remember. Present in all domains of our lives, even in the fact-based world of finance, they rise and adapt to reality until, one day, they fall into oblivion. New fields come accompanied by beliefs that frequently help …
Carl Sagan, American astronomer, cosmologist and astrophysicist wisely said The Earth is the only world known so far to harbour life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the …
