Approaching the Future ENG | Corporate Excellence

In Approaching The Future 2021, the podcast, we´ve gone through the trends in our report, which cover the present and future of reputation and intangibles. In this chapter, we review the last of the 15 trends that mark the business agenda in branding, reputation, communication, sustainability, ethics and transparency.

Thank you for walking with us in the route through the main trends that mark the business fabric in our podcast Approaching the Future 2021. In this chapter, we delve into the importance of integrating ESG criteria to identify risks and opportunities in the non-financial aspects of an organization.

We already know: during 2020, technology has allowed us to be connected, to work, learn and communicate. This increased connectivity, as a result of the coronavirus, has also caused an exponential increase in risks related to cybersecurity. In fact, in the first two months of the pandemic, the number of threats increased by 2,000%. What challenges has the pandemic brought in integrity and ethics, in a digital world?

We give a shout out to everyone who has followed Approaching The Future 2021, the Podcast. We are approaching the last chapters of the series advancing, from this moment, in an upward trend: sustainable, more profitable and resilient investments. The financial sector, investors and asset managers play an essential role in achieving the objectives set by the 2030 Agenda. Long-term financing and investment strategies are capable of creating value for people and the planet, as well as responding to global challenges such as the fight against climate change or the defense of human rights.

We are facing the countdown to action on the 2030 agenda. Until today, the focus has been on achieving the SDGs as a route to a more sustainable world, however, today the need is in activating resources and strategies, by companies and governments, to achieve these goals. And the challenge is great: we are far behind on the path of commitments towards a rapidly approaching 2030. We begin a new chapter of Approaching The Future 2021, the Podcast, with another of the most relevant trends in sustainability.