<p>Philippa Nuttall is joined by US reporter and acting deputy editor, Elizabeth Meager and UK reporter Florence Jones to discuss the evolving role of corporate responsibility and <a href="https://www.sustainableviews.com/investors-will-use-esg-data-if-it-is-decision-useful-acde7d4e/?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=editorial" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">corporate reporting</a>. Corporate reporting is still mainly focused on climate <a href="https://www.sustainableviews.com/smart-boards-incorporate-climate-and-nature-into-their-core-strategy-d0e81051/?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=editorial" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">impacts and emissions</a>. Under the <a href="https://www.sustainableviews.com/policy-tracker/eu-directive-2022-2464-as-regards-corporate-sustainability-reporting/?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=editorial" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive</a>, for example, companies must also report on nature and social indicators, and the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, when it comes into force, should shine a greater spotlight on human rights abuses.</p><br><p>In the US, despite fear of retribution from the Trump administration, companies are being challenged to speak out more. With new issues around the use of AI and how companies should be responding as the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol or ICE expands its role, pressure on businesses to take a stance is growing.</p><br><p>Additional reading:</p><p><a href="https://www.sustainableviews.com/ices-expansion-leaves-us-companies-with-a-choice-they-cannot-dodge-2d775494/?utm_source=referral&amp;utm_medium=acast&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;utm_content=skip" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ICE’s expansion leaves US companies with a choice they cannot dodge</a></p><p><a href="https://www.sustainableviews.com/as-companies-adopt-ai-can-investors-trust-corporate-reporting-7fc18ec3/?utm_source=referral&amp;utm_medium=acast&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;utm_content=skip" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">As companies adopt AI, can investors trust corporate reporting?</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>00:00 Intro</p><p>1:10 Companies response to ICE</p><p>5:03 Reputational risk</p><p>6:44 Corporate reporting</p><p>8:20 Impact of AI</p><p>14:05 New ESG regulation</p><p>16:33 AI climate reporting</p><br><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.sustainableviews.com/?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sustainable Views</a> is an intelligence service by the <a href="https://www.ft.com/?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Financial Times</a> Group. To stay up-to-date, <a href="https://www.sustainableviews.com/subscription-enquiry/?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">subscribe</a> to our <a href="https://www.sustainableviews.com/?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">newsletter</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>