What a ‘polycrisis’ is and what it means for businesses

The 2023 Australasian Investor Relations Association’s (AIRA) annual conference, which took place in Sydney this year, focused on all things ESG.
The two-day event carried the strapline ‘IR fundamentals – moving from polycrisis to polyinnovation’, with sessions and presentations specifically taking into account the increasing pressures and responsibilities IROs face on ESG today, including data-collection challenges, ESG reporting and ESG engagement strategies.
One session, led by Dr Alan Dupont, chief executive of Cognoscenti, offered attendees an economic outlook considering the contributing factors that will play a crucial role in reshaping the global economy. Dupont argued that as ideological . . .

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