Insights We are committed to sharing our knowledge to support your organisation on its ESG and sustainability journey. Filters All sectors Corporate Financial All services Capacity Building ESG due diligence ESG integration Governance and risk management Reporting and Disclosures Sancroft briefing Sustainability Strategies All topics Agriculture Apparel Biodiversity Carbon Reduction Circular Principles Construction and development Diversity and inclusion Energy Finance Food and Beverage Health Human Rights Leadership Plastic Plastics and Packaging Regulation Sport Supply Chains Sustainability Reporting and Disclosures Sustainability Strategies Sustainable Finance Technology Read more By Judy Kuszewski• 14th Aug, 2023 Happy B day to us! We are thrilled to announce that Sancroft is now a Certified B Corporation. This is one of the best-recognised frameworks for mission-driven businesses, one that… Read more By Ilkka Saarinen• 14th Jul, 2023 Why businesses must focus on supply chain sustainability today Supply chain sustainability has gained significant attention sparking the need for businesses to reshape their operations and sourcing practices. This insight explores the reasons behind… Read more By Alex Miller• 14th Jul, 2023 Carbon credits – a robust tool or a distraction? In late June, Nestlé became the latest company to announce a move away from the use of carbon offsets to instead focus on emissions reductions… Read more By Sancroft Team• 14th Jul, 2023 Sustainability applications of AI This year saw an unprecedented expansion of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI). OpenAI’s ChatGPT made history by becoming one of the fastest growing applications, reaching 100… Read more By Rachel Weller• 13th Jul, 2023 PRI launches human rights reporting ESG investing, the integration of environmental, social and governance issues – has become mainstream. However human rights, as part of the S in ESG, remains,… Read more By Erika Furbert• 25th May, 2023 The role of finance in creating a just nature transition In December 2022 representatives from 188 countries adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) at COP15. This has been hailed as the ‘Paris moment’ for… Read more By Charlotte Miller• 25th May, 2023 Resilient business – unlike avocados – doesn’t grow on trees I recently learnt that avocados grow on trees. As a millennial living in London avocados are a regular on my plate. So, I was surprised… Read more By Rachel Weller• 25th May, 2023 Tackling modern slavery in your supply chain: an open-source tool to help you get started Interview with Elaine Mitchel-Hill, ESG & Human Rights Director, Marshalls PLC Awareness about the extent of human rights abuses in global supply chains continues to… Read more By Ilkka Saarinen• 21st Mar, 2023 Biodiversity: the key to long-term resilience for the food industry Recent reports of food shortages in the UK highlights the vulnerability of our food systems and the urgent need to find solutions for resilience. To… Read more By Noëlle Smits van Waesberghe• 21st Mar, 2023 Planet on Trial: the surging trend of corporate climate litigation Last month, a ground-breaking legal action was taken against Shell’s Board of Directors for neglecting to address the risks climate change poses to the oil… Read more By Alex Miller• 21st Mar, 2023 What the FCA’s Asset Management Supervision Strategy means for asset managers and ESG In February, the FCA published a letter to asset management CEOs summarising the key priorities in its upcoming regulatory review of this systemically important sector…. Read more By Felix Gummer• 25th Jan, 2023 What is stopping you cutting out waste? – Four steps to overcoming the barriers to change My passion for sustainability was born and nurtured out of an abhorrence of waste. Waste in every sense, but particularly the systems that perpetuate wasteful… 1 2 … 12
