Anthony J. Soukenik
by Anthony J. Soukenik
Anthony J. Soukenik is a Shareholder of Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard and has previously served on the firm’s Executive Committee. Tony is a member of the Business Law Practice Group and a former Practice Group Leader. He focuses his practice on the areas of banking, construction, real estate, corporate law, durable medical equipment, estate planning, real estate, and federal and state taxation. Contact Tony.
The GGI Corporate Governance & Compliance Special Interest Group (SIG) has presented the topic of Environmental Social Governance (ESG) and trends of compliance with ESG regulations. As ESG is discussed in the US, most professional firms wonder how it applies to their firms. At the GGI European Regional Conference in Cyprus, Richard Collins, Founder of Ecobrand, was a keynote speaker and promoted and discussed corporate social responsibility (CSR). Richard’s presentation discussed the evolution of the CSR pillars to ESG, and the application of CSR and its integration in our professional firms.
Richard explained how in the workplace the social aspect of ESG satisfies CSR accreditation with respect to customer responsibility, health and safety, human rights, privacy and data security, and product responsibility. From the governance standpoint, Richard explained how, in our firms, workplace board independence, corporate governance, diversity and inclusion and ethics are an essential part of the CSR pillars.
Richard explained how CSR can assist our professional firms execute our social responsibility by using it to retain employees and engage employees to feel productive and foster a sense of purpose. This will result in a significant return of improved reputation, an engaged and productive workforce and your firm becoming the employer of choice. We recommend that you review the link from the Limassol programme of Richard’s presentation, and attend our SIG at the GGI World Conference in Montréal in October.
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