THOUGHT LEADERSHIP REPORTS
Time to take a broader view: why sustainability-linked executive pay is a work in progress (2024)
Is management remuneration fit-for-purpose when it comes to incentivizing the sustainable transformation of business? Perhaps not, according to this paper.Prioritizing in a pandemic: how COVID-19 is impacting the corporate ESG agenda (2020)
What effect did the pandemic have on corporate sustainability departments and programmes? This study found out through interviews with over 20 senior sustainability executives.Towards net zero: how the world’s largest companies report on climate risk and net zero transition (2020)
Five years after the Paris Agreement set a global goal for net zero by 2050, this paper put the world’s largest companies under the microscope for their climate risk and net zero transition disclosures.
The KPMG Survey of Sustainability Reporting (4 editions)
What is the state of corporate sustainability reporting worldwide and what are the key trends? This biennial KPMG survey is widely acknowledged as the most comprehensive review of its kind.Measuring sustainability in infrastructure investment (2020)
How can investors measure the sustainability performance of infrastructure projects and assets? This study assesses the effectiveness of commonly-used tools. Research conducted for Guggenheim Investments and the World Wildlife Fund.
How to report on the SDGs: what good looks like and why it matters (2018)
What does good SDG reporting look like? How are the world’s largest companies performing? Which ones are doing it best? This study answers all these questions and more.
Addressing human rights in business: executive perspectives (2016)
What does it take to identify and manage human rights issues successfully at large multinational companies? This paper shares the learning and experience of experts in the field and put forward KPMG’s recommendations.
A New Vision of Value: connecting corporate and societal value creation (2014)
How can companies quantify the value they contribute to society? This report proposed KPMG’s answer to that question and served as the launchpad for KPMG True Value - KPMG’s impact measurement and valuation methodology.
A roadmap to responsible soy: approaches to increase certification and reduce risk (2013)
Only 3% of global soy production is certified sustainable. What are the barriers to mainstreaming certified soy? And how can these barriers be overcome? This KPMG paper was produced in partnership with the Worldwide Fund for Nature, IDH (The Sustainable Trade Initiative), FMO (Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank) and the International Finance Corporation.
The KPMG Green Tax Index: an exploration of green tax incentives and penalties
What green tax systems have been introduced in which countries? And what does this mean for corporations? This paper aims to raise awareness of the global green tax landscape and to encourage corporate tax, finance and sustainability teams to work together to navigate it.
Expect the Unexpected: building business value in a changing world (2012)
What are the sustainability “megaforces” that will affect each and every business over the next 20 years? How do these megaforces interact and what can business leaders do to manage the resulting risks and harness the opportunities?