Season 4: Episode 5 - The Importance of ESG in Financial Services

The Compliance Files

In today’s episode, Kathy Jacobs, former President of Compliance Institute speaks with Andrew Murphy, Co-Founder of Coopman Search & Selection on the importance of ESG in Financial Services. Andrew outlines the ESG opportunities for financial services firms and how firms can realise their full potential of the ESG agenda. Andrews describes how important training and education is in ESG for professionals working in financial services and provides insights into what is happening in the market in relation to ESG career opportunities. Andrews talk to us about the role of the Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) - what is it and where it sits in an organisation. Andrew explains how firms can further demonstrate that they are embracing sustainability and embedding the obligations. Andrew also looks to the future and advise what he sees as the evolving role of the compliance professional in ESG and indeed the evolving role of the sustainability team and CSO. Andrew also describes how Coopman as a BCorp Certified Company is committed to using business as a force for good, advocating for companies to begin their B-Corp journey, so they too may ensure that they meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability.