Directors urged to improve understanding of climate change

Directors urged to improve understanding of climate change
Gavin Evans
Company directors are not as aware of climate change challenges as they should be and risk leaving their firms insufficient time to respond, says Karen Silk, deputy chair of the Sustainable Business Council. While some firms are taking strong positions, many others are reacting to regulation and tending to do the minimum. Directors have “a wee way to go” in lifting their understanding, she said. Boards need to recognise that the time horizons for making decisions on strategy have shifted, and understand the potential breadth of impacts an...

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