Wilson Chan

Companies have a crucial role to play in protecting the planet. For a long time, companies have been primarily focused on maximizing profits, but with the increasing urgency of environmental issues, this approach is no longer sustainable. Companies need to start prioritizing the planet over profit if we want to ensure a healthy future for generations to come. … Read more

Business reputation risk is a real and constant threat for any company. Even the most well-established businesses can suffer from negative press when something unfortunate happens. In today’s digital age, bad news can easily spread like wildfire. This makes it imperative that all companies take the necessary precautions to protect their brand. A poor reputation … Read more

Over the past few decades, concerns about the impact of carbon emissions on the environment and human health have led to a global push towards decarbonizing the energy sector. While this has been a slow and difficult process, there are some signs of progress. Although communities around the world emitted more carbon dioxide in 2022 than … Read more

Climate change terminology can be confusing to say the least. Thanks to overlapping and synonymy there are many terms that describe similar concepts related to climate change accompanied by plenty of technical jargon a, changing definitions and political framing that can make certain concepts difficult for non-experts to understand. One area of confusion in our … Read more

The financial markets are increasingly scrutinizing the activities of businesses. This scrutiny is driven by formal guidelines, such as the Global Financial Reporting Standards (GFR) and the increased visibility of blockchain technology and its impact on business operations. The growing emphasis on risk management has resulted in more businesses re-evaluating their operating procedures. The financial … Read more

Your brand is your company’s reputation. It’s the image you present to the world that represents your company, products and services. A strong, loyal customer base that trusts your brand is how you gain a reputation. Abiding by ethics, and being transparent and fair is how you keep it. When you have a good brand … Read more

The Paris Agreement, signed by 195 countries in December 2015 with the goal of limiting global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5°C, has become one of the most important international climate treaties. However, within sustainability and environmental circles, we have seen … Read more

As public attention on climate change continues to grow and sustainability becomes increasingly important both to consumers and investors, so too does the risk of companies being called out for making unsubstantiated environmental and sustainability claims. With a marked increase in recent greenwashing disputes,  updated guidance has been released to help companies make accurate and … Read more

At every sustainability conference we attend it’s the same old problem we keep hearing. Businesses are loathe to allocate the necessary budget and resources to ESG and in particular sustainability efforts. The universal question seems to be: how can businesses incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into business strategy if investors, shareholders, executives and … Read more

A few decades ago, a Harvard Business School academic made a big impact on management thinking. His name was Michael Porter, and his book on competitive strategy has gone through many iterations since he published it, including application to entire nations. His book asked managers to address a full range of questions to be plugged … Read more