Corporate Responsibility in the Financial Sector
From Making Money a Force for Good by Mindful Money
May 17, 2023 · 45 min · Season 3 · Episode 4
About this episode
The episode discusses the growing trend of corporate responsibility in New Zealand companies, particularly in the financial sector.
There are a growing number of New Zealand companies that have a business purpose beyond profit maximisation. Corporate social responsibility and stakeholder interests are part of business practices, along with mission statements to make companies a force for good. However, these concepts are far less common in the New Zealand financial sector. Consideration of social and environmental issues are now mainstream for investment providers, but largely as a means to manage financial risk rat...
Topics covered
- corporate responsibility
- financial sector
- social issues
- environmental issues
- stakeholder interests
Keywords
- corporate social responsibility
- profit maximisation
- stakeholder interests
- investment
- financial risk
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: New Zealand, financial sector, investment providers
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