Amid green push, professionals rush to arm themselves with ESG skills
As companies adopt stricter environmental, social and governance (ESG) regulations amid India’s push to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070, Indian professionals are making a beeline for edtech platforms to upskill themselves in green technology and sustainability. Edtech platforms like Coursera, Emeritus, UpGrad are seeing high enrolment rates for courses related to climate change and ESG.
EU Parliament Adopts Environmental, Human Rights Sustainability Due Diligence Law
Lawmakers in the European Parliament voted to adopt the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), a key piece of legislation setting mandatory obligations for companies to address their negative impacts on human rights and the environment, a major hurdle cleared as the earlier version failed to gain approval by member states in the EU Council.
