What the future holds for Japanese conglomerates Chapter 7: ESG/SDG Initiatives and Business Portfolio Management (Part 2) Bookmark has been added
In the first part of this report, we looked at what sustainability initiatives, which are represented by ESG/SDGs, would not make a significant contribution in terms of returns, but would have an impact on corporate management in terms of risk. In the second part of this report, we would like to delve further into what elements of risk are particularly significant when focusing on conglomerates.
Source: Prepared by the Deloitte Tohmatsu Group based on details from MCSI's "ESG Industry Materiality Map" (evaluation from May 22, 2022)
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Source: Prepared by the Deloitte Tohmatsu Group based on details from MCSI’s "ESG Ratings & Climate Search Tool" (evaluation from May 22, 2022)
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Source: Prepared by the Deloitte Tohmatsu Group based on details from Deloitte's "CFO Signals Report 2021Q4”
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