Luke Gowland

Jan 10, 2025 | verdantix.com | Lily Turnbull |Luke Gowland

Our EHS & Quality research is designed for professionals seeking to improve the effectiveness of their EHS and Quality information management strategies. We also serve the needs of C-level executives at EHS & Quality software and services firms who need to keep track of the competitive environment, get insight into buyer preferences and make investment decisions on the basis of reliable data.

Nov 6, 2024 | verdantix.com | Luke Gowland

In today’s corporate sustainability landscape, double materiality is crucial not only for complying with the CSRD but also as a cornerstone for shaping future sustainability strategies. The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) describes double materiality as the integration of impact and financial materiality: how sustainability issues influence an organization and how the organization, in turn, affects the environment and society.

Jul 31, 2024 | verdantix.com | Luke Gowland

How prepared is your organization for mandatory ESG and sustainability disclosures? Well, according to our Verdantix 2024 ESG and sustainability global corporate survey, more than 70% of firms feel that they have the data management capabilities to provide investor-grade data for ESG reporting and disclosures.

May 3, 2024 | verdantix.com | Luke Gowland

Less than a year after the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) issued its inaugural climate-related disclosure standards – IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 – the regulatory body has a new priority on its horizon: biodiversity. The announcement won’t come as a surprise to those who have been following the ISSB closely over the past year, but it does spotlight the connection of biodiversity and nature-related risks and opportunities to business.

Mar 26, 2024 | verdantix.com | Luke Gowland

The era of cheap money was over in 2023. A combination of high inflation in the US and EU, geopolitical uncertainties and supply chains strained highly leveraged sectors and made corporate financing more challenging. Such economic restrictions waved goodbye to the record levels of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity witnessed in 2021. Data from Dealogic revealed that total M&A volumes fell by 18% to about $3 trillion – the lowest since 2013 levels.