ESG Reporting - Progress or Theater? Evaluating Sustainability Metrics

Explore the complex landscape of ESG reporting in this thought-provoking panel discussion featuring industry experts. Delve into the debate surrounding sustainability reporting requirements and their effectiveness in driving positive social and environmental change. Gain insights from Betty Moy Huber, Kenneth Pucker, and David Young as they examine whether ESG metrics are truly improving corporate performance or merely creating a facade of progress. Learn about the challenges and opportunities in the current ESG reporting ecosystem, including the proliferation of standards, frameworks, and metrics. Discover potential solutions and future directions for aligning corporate sustainability efforts with meaningful societal impact. Engage with topics such as investor leverage, good governance, total societal impact, and board diversity. Analyze the role of different investment types and initiatives like TCFD in shaping the future of ESG reporting. Reflect on the panelists' predictions and concerns about the evolution of corporate responsibility and sustainability practices.

Introduction
A few things that surfaced for me
Do we see progress or theater
Quotes from leaders
Introducing the speakers
Overselling sustainability reporting
Does ESG deliver alpha
Good governance
Total societal impact
Is the investor right leverage point
Different types of investment
TCFD
Crystal Ball Time
Trust barometer
What will slow us down
Board Diversity
Corporate Responsibility