Sustainability as a value

The financial industry is changing and is committed to improving transparency in the industry as well as directing practitioners toward greater integration of sustainability risks within investment processes. Transparency is becoming a pre-requisite. In fact, completeness and quality of information,…

The level of financial literacy in European countries is not encouraging. According to data published in September 2023 by Eurobarometer, only 18% of citizens have a high level of literacy (knowledge and correct behavior), 64% have an average level, and…

According to the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA), in 2023 sustainable investments in major financial markets will reach a 44% share of all assets under management in the U.S., Canada, Japan, Australia, and Europe, totaling $44 billion invested in green…

A strong lever for promoting more responsible development is sustainable finance, i.e. that whose products and investment decisions take into account environmental, social and corporate governance factors. This is an issue to which the European Union has devoted special attention…

There are many entrepreneurs and managers whose sensibilities or insights have contributed significantly to guiding the evolution of corporate culture.The name of Italian entrepreneur Adriano Olivetti (1901 - 1960) is one. His well-known quote summarizes well the richness (and future…

In 1999, at the behest of then U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the Global Compact was created to stimulate businesses to be progressively more responsible by urging them to apply the U.N. principles related to human rights, environmental protection, and anti-corruption.…

On the topic of corporate culture, Soft&Green wanted to hear the opinion of Cristina Bombassei, president of AIDAF, the Italian Chapter of FBN, Family Business Network. The AUB (an acronym used by AIDAF, Unicredit, and Bocconi) observatory has published a…

Today, when discussing corporate culture, we emphasize the importance of purpose, the reason, or “higher" purpose, of the company. This qualifies the company on the market and generates long-term value for stakeholders.It is also the result of the growing role…