负责任的公民 is one of DTCC’s five core values and it’s an expectation we set for all employees to demonstrate in their day-to-day roles at our firm. 本着这种精神, 我们最近继续我们的两部分系列, which focuses on the evolution and future of sustainability and corporate citizenship in financial services.
Watch Part One: Reflecting on Environmental Sustainability in Financial Services
In the second installment of this series, DTCC President, CEO and Director, 弗兰克·拉·萨拉, 加入艾米丽·贝利, ESG负责人, 私营部门, 世界经济论坛, 保罗·华盛顿, 执行董事, 世界大型企业联合会ESG中心, for a panel discussion moderated by DTCC Chief Marketing Officer, 玛丽Chinnici-Everitt.
La Salla noted that DTCC works every day to protect and advance the global financial markets, explaining that the firm was founded out of the paper crisis 50 year ago. “Our commitment to sustainability and digitization started before it became more widely embraced,他说.
La Salla reinforced that DTCC takes steps every day to support environmental protections, conserve natural resources in a broader effort to reduce our carbon footprint and decrease the risks associated with climate change, while staying true to our mission of managing risk in the capital markets.
定义负责任的商业行为
La Salla said that DTCC has responsibilities to not only our financial services partners but also to our employees and the communities we serve. 为可持续发展的努力是有效的, practices need to be deliberate and reflect the core values of an organization, he added. 如果每家公司都各司其职，就会产生真正的影响. “I’m very encouraged with how the corporate world has pivoted away from just focusing on financial results,拉萨拉说. “Companies can transcend this to make a positive impact and while it’s early, DTCC continues to work hard and partner with others to execute our responsible business priorities in an effective way.”
ESG的演变
The concept of socially responsible investing gained popularity in the 1960s as an investment strategy that incorporated non-financial measurements into the assessment of a company. Today, firms are striving to consistently conduct these strategies across all stakeholders — to communities, 工作场所, and public domains — with a corporate culture that aligns to these goals.
There is a growing rigor for the focus on financials to be applied to Environmental, 社会治理(ESG)也很重要. Voluntary efforts to establish a consistent set of ratings and standards that can be published alongside financial results can provide investors, employees and the public with a comprehensive and comparable view of a company.
Ultimately, corporate responsibility involves the entire organization’s commitment and engagement. 今天, there is an opportunity for companies to collaborate to advance their ESG goals in a coordinated way. “Industries can make a powerful impact by working together in a cohesive manner,” La Salla noted. Tackling all these issues can be too great for any one company, 每个行业都有不同的挑战. 但是通过更广泛的合作, and through organizations such as 世界经济论坛 and the Conference Board, 这些对话可以从.
企业责任的未来
There is a high level of awareness across markets to increase levels of ESG. But more engagement is needed, and a public/private dialogue is paramount to attaining these goals. Every company needs to be deliberate in its culture and priorities, 倾听利益相关者的意见, 决定如何以及何时产生影响, 并坚持这些目标.
When stakeholders — including employees — understand these goals, 它可以释放出强大的创新, 参与和生产力. 华盛顿注意到, “领导 has to step up – sustainability needs to be joined into existing corporate culture.”
将法规转化为机遇
The European Union has led the way with mandatory ESG reporting requirements, and last year in the U.S. 加州颁布了强制性气候信息披露规则. 2024年3月初, the Securities and Exchange Commission held a public vote on its long-awaited climate disclosure rule.
这些规定带来的不仅仅是挑战. 他们还可以创造创新的机会. As European reporting requirements come into scope this year, 3,000 U.S. 公司将受到ESG报告要求的约束. 华盛顿称之为, “One of the next frontiers to discuss with vendors and stakeholders upstream and downstream a way to figure out cost savings solutions.”
可持续发展文化
Chinnici-Everitt noted both clients and prospective employees increasingly want to know about a firm’s ESG commitment. Responsible business is the right way to operate; to have an effective ESG strategy, firms need to ensure that their sustainability priorities are aligned with their corporate strategy, ties into their corporate culture and is easily communicated to existing employees — which requires extensive communication, 伙伴关系与对话.
While the sustainability transformation is in the early stages, it has the potential to have the same impact as the digital transformation. Bayley noted several case studies of voluntary sustainability showed results such as cost savings, 提高员工和利益相关者的参与度, eased procurement process from lenders and elevated engagement scores.
“The next step is coordinating amongst companies to ensure effort can be as impactful as possible,拉萨拉说. “如果做得好，可持续发展是一门好生意.”