ENVIRONMENTAL RISK
November 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLBOARDS of major corporations worldwide are failing to disclose to financial investors how environmental and social issues pose strategic risks and opportunities for their businesses, according to an international review of corporate reports. Out of 50 reports examined in detail by non-governmental organisation SustainAbility, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and ratings agency Standard & Poor's, only three assessed the balance sheet implications of these potential problems. This, said a UNEP statement, is "despite (environmental ...
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