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This article is based on a contribution by Zuzana Čmelíková, Leadership & Resilience Development Professional at Forvis Mazars, prepared for AmCham Slovakia on the occasion of its ESG conference, of which Forvis Mazars was a partner. In it she reflects on the social (S) pillar of ESG.
From compliance to confidence, companies are rethinking equal pay to build a more transparent and trustworthy workplace.
The EU Commission has set itself the goal of reducing administrative burdens for companies and simplifying EU regulations. On February 26, 2025, the proposal for the first omnibus package with far-reaching simplifications around the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the EU Taxonomy and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) was published. In the next step,...
On 17 December 2024, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) announced that it has submitted to the European Commission a standard on voluntary sustainability reporting for unlisted micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), known as the VSME standard. The final version of the standard is intended to help SMEs in communicating sustainability, in the transition towards sustainable...
In today's fast-paced corporate world, ethical leadership is more crucial than ever. This article explores the intertwined relationship between leadership and ethics, highlighting how moral decision-making can foster trust and long-term success. By embracing ethical principles, leaders can create healthier, more sustainable organisations.
Sustainability reporting (ESRS) is in its infancy. Companies are currently struggling to set up or find the most sustainable processes and procedures. Experts from the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) have therefore prepared a study mapping some of their approaches.
In this interview, we sit down with our colleague Louis Goulaieff, Sustainability Consultant at Forvis Mazars in Austria. Louis has conducted numerous sessions of the Climate Fresk workshop. Read more about the insights into the unique aspects of this workshop and its transformative impact on individuals and organizations.
The word resilience is from Latin and originated in ancient times, but it is certainly not an archaism. On the contrary, it is currently being used more and more. Building it up, even in a small way, can bring about big changes.
More and more companies are realising that they need to embark on the path of corporate responsibility. They are responding not only to new European legislation, competition, the demands of financial institutions, but also to employees. They want their work to be meaningful and bring value to society.
In the last two decades, we have witnessed many organizational scandals and failures that were not only of a purely economic nature. Rather, we could characterize them as moral failures. It is the growing number of such cases that convinces us of the practical need to justify the contribution of a specific type of ethical theory within organizations.
For many years, the prevailing view has been that leadership of people belongs only to some of us. But is this true? Read a new blog post by Zuzana Čmelíková, Mazars' Resilience and Leadership expert.
The expert on leadership and resilience at Mazars, Zuzana Čmelíková, focuses in her new blog post on the need for leaders of various types of organizations to know the current and desirable state of their organizational culture. Read more in the article below.
Read the blog dedicated to organizational ethics and well-being. In it, our resilience expert Zuzana Čmelíková summarized the specific challenges that today's organizations face.
Greenwashing, the deceptive practice of making unverified environmental claims, has become a hot topic in the business world. To counter this damaging trend, the European Union has adopted strict regulations aimed at combating greenwashing and promoting honest environmental communication. In this blog post, we explore current EU regulations and their impact on business.
From reduction targets to circular economy principles, the groundbreaking UN Plastics Treaty charts a course towards a plastic-free future.
EcoVadis consists of a complex assessment based on detailed questionnaire that measures a company's environmental, social, and governance performance. Learn more about our journey to EcoVadis' Silver Medal.
With national regulations becoming more and more restrictive and with investors more and more eager to be assured of the sustainability of companies and products, it is important to analyze upstream the functioning of companies to see if it is aligned with the state of the market.
Knowing what to do is no longer enough. We have to start taking action and actually living by it. When? Today.
In recent years, businesses have increasingly recognized the importance of reducing their carbon footprint and overall environmental impact. While many companies have focused on improving their internal operations and supply chains, there is a growing recognition that a significant portion of a company’s environmental impact occurs outside of its direct control. This is where Scope 3 emissions come...
Leadership is one of the most observed and least understood phenomena. (James MacGregor Burns)
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