NOVEMBER 20229NORMS FOR GOVERNING A COMPANYA company can only be trusted as transparent as it is. No one will trust a business which deals in the dark. The reports produced by the company are the major source of information for their investors. Great care must be taken so the companies do not fall under scrutiny for dishonest practices. The board operations, the auditing structures must be well defined. Corrupt practices within the company must be dealt with accordingly, contributing to the weaker sections of the society is a noblesse oblige. Accountability must be held for the violations committed.The bottom line is that ESG investing focuses on companies that follow positive environmental, social, and governance principles. Today, investors are increasingly eager to align their portfolios with ESG-related companies and fund providers, making it an exciting area of growth that also has positive effects on society and the environment. Whether or not ESG investing is right for you depends on whether you want to combine your values with your investments. In a nutshell, the capitalist form of business has taken our civilization to great heights, the seeking of growth "by any means necessary" has propelled us to the life that is being lead now, and the price that has been paid is an astronomical one. Investing should take sustainability along with scalability and profitability as a criteria, the tunnel vision to short term growth has left us blind to the errs that has been committed in the long run. The sooner we modify our visions the better, though there is no clear taxonomy for the ethical practices, now is the best time to think for the distant future and become better for a better tomorrow. Businesses must form a framework where the employees are given good working conditions and the customers are treated fairly in the services they are given
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