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ARTICLE · 15 JUNE 2023

ESG Im Aufsichtsrat: Bürokratie-Monster Oder Klimaretter?

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ESG ist damit heute aus dem Tagesgeschäft der Aufsichtsträte nicht mehr wegzudenken.

GermanyCorporate/Commercial Law
Andreas Rüter
Andreas Rüter
Jan Kantowsky
Jan Kantowsky
Florian Stellner
Florian Stellner
Robert Wendeborn
Robert Wendeborn
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Seit mehreren Jahren gehen wir im Rahmen des AlixPartners Aufsichtsrats-Radar zusammen mit Aufsichtsräten der Frage nach, wie Vorstände und Geschäftsführer mit ihren Boards zusammenarbeiten.

Der AlixPartners Aufsichtsrats-Radar 2023 beleuchtet wie Aufsichtsrat und Management der Unternehmen vor dem Hintergrund des ansteigenden Anspruchs an ESG-Reporting und –Fokussierung aufgestellt sein muss, um bestmöglich mit den sich daraus ergebenden unternehmerischen Herausforderungen umzugehen. Die Befragung zeigt:

Wer ESG als reine Pflichtaufgabe versteht, vergibt Zukunftschancen.

Aufsichtsräte sind in der Pflicht, Unternehmen darauf auszurichten, die regulatorischen Anforderungen im ESG-Bereich zu erfüllen (Aufsicht") und gleichzeitig die sich daraus ergebenden Zukunftschancen wahrzunehmen (Rat").

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