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In this week’s episode of the ‘PAYING FOR GOOD’ podcast, I welcome back Jessica Lobo, Global Goals Programme Manager at UN Global Compact Network UK. In her previous appearance, Jess introduced [...]

This is the second issue of a three-part mini-series on your pay review priorities. Last week, we looked at how the pay review is an integral part of ESG. We explored the links to the UN SDGs [...]

As the pay review cycle is well underway, this is the first of a three-part mini-series on your pay review priorities. Recently, I’ve had several conversations with Reward professionals along the [...]

In this week’s episode of the ‘PAYING FOR GOOD’ podcast, I welcome Simon Rawson, Director of Corporate Engagement at UK non-profit ShareAction. Simon works with institutional investors and [...]

In this week’s episode of the ‘PAYING FOR GOOD’ podcast, I welcome back regular guest and chartered statistician Nigel Marriott. In his previous appearances, Nigel has shared his vast knowledge [...]

This week, we’re focusing on an aspect of the ‘S’ in ESG. I’m sharing an article by John Lewis chair Dame Sharon White about the over-50s workforce – a piece that has stirred some debate on [...]

This week I’m not sharing my ‘PAYING FOR GOOD’ podcast. Instead, I’m putting the spotlight on ‘The Which? Money Podcast’, which is full of financial tips useful at home and work. One of its [...]

In my last newsletter, I sent you a survey to get an update on the progress you’ve made on the integration of remuneration and sustainability. My questions covered the integration of ESG and: [...]

Is sustainability at the core of your business strategy? If so, check out the UN Global Compact Network. Its UK branch helps about 12,000 companies and 3,000 non-business signatories to embed the [...]

When I was training with Toastmasters International to become a public speaker on Responsible Reward, one assignment we were given was ‘Speaking under fire’. The brief was to ‘dispel the [...]

Did you know that there are now over 4,000 signatories of the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investments managing over $120 trillion? One expectation is that these signatories take ESG into [...]

(These wise words are usually credited to the acclaimed genius Albert Einstein.) Looking back at my long (and successful) Reward career, there were several times when I felt I was going round and [...]

BY CORINNE CARR No matter the economic or political climate, now is the right time to think about Responsible Reward. The fact is, there’s always a more ‘pressing’ HR issue to put out elsewhere. [...]

The privileged position of reward practitioners to be a force for good By Dawn Lewis “Responsible reward is a growing trend in executive pay which links organisations’ sustainability and [...]

By Dawn Cowie: BlackRock’s bid to become a leader in tackling climate change will put pressure on rivals but does not go far enough, campaigners say. In a letter to clients yesterday, BlackRock [...]

By Dawn Cowie: Asset managers face growing pressure to link employee bonuses to environmental, social and governance targets. Calls from institutional clients, regulators, investee companies and [...]

By Eva Szalay BNP Paribas employee subjected to ‘direct sex discrimination and victimisation’ When Stacey Macken arrived at work at the main London office of BNP Paribas one morning in 2013, she [...]