Investor Focus On ESG Will Reshape The Sustainability Market Opportunity (Webinar)
Yaowen Ma
Access this research
Access all Corporate Sustainability Leaders content with a strategic subscription or buy this single webinar
Need help or have a question about this webinar? Contact us for assistance
Executive Summary
For the last 15 years, the majority of large firms pursued a passive sustainability strategy which involved producing an annual report, setting long-term goals and engaging stakeholders. These strategies are no longer viable as the financial community has embraced the potential for high quality ESG data to enhance investment decisions in the short-term and long-term.
During this webinar, Verdantix CEO David Metcalfe will explain how the ESG ratings and data being sold by global financial information providers such as S&P Global and Moody’s to investors will force CEOs and CFOs to adopt active sustainability strategies. This will trigger significant changes in corporate governance, big investments in ESG information systems and the operationalization of sustainability strategies.
About the Authors
David Metcalfe
CEO and Co-Founder
David is the CEO and co-founder of Verdantix, where he leads the firm’s strategic direction and client engagement. Since co-founding the firm in 2008, David has built a ...
View ProfileYaowen Ma
Principal Analyst
Yaowen is a Principal Analyst at Verdantix conducting research on EHS and ESG information management. His current agenda focuses on digital technologies, best practices and gr...
Other related content
Most sustainability leaders aren't using AI to its full potential. Concerns about data quality, regulatory risk, and potential inaccuracies mean AI is still widely seen as a compli...
Upcoming / 31 March, 2026
Industrial firms around the world are being hammered by operational dislocations and disruptions. Labour shortages, supply chain chokepoints, fast-changing import tariffs, rapid sh...
Upcoming / 25 March, 2026
The last few weeks have brought some much-needed clarity to the sustainability regulatory landscape, with fresh momentum in some jurisdictions and returning momentum in others. Fol...
11 March, 2026
In a long-awaited statement, the European Commission has confirmed that the upcoming simplification review of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), due April 30, 2026, will not i...
09 March, 2026
Just seven weeks into 2026, and European sustainable finance supervision has already delivered two important signals to the market. First, the European Central Bank has fined Cré...
23 February, 2026
Energy price volatility, grid instability and geopolitical risk are exposing how vulnerable many organisations’ energy strategies really are. Energy, procurement, operations and su...
12 March, 2026