Leo Varadkar and Sanda Ojiambo: Covid-19 proves businesses must act on sustainability
(WorldNews Business)

Covid-19 has forced many companies to reassess the way they do business. Most are studying how to prepare for the next global shock. This could be another pandemic, or a devastating natural disaster or the effects of climate change and biodiversity loss. Building resilience makes a business more sustainable. And being a sustainable business makes it more resilient. Before the pandemic, more than 11,000 businesses alive to this threat had already committed to the United Nations Global Compact`s 10 principles and the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs). This meant aligning their day-to-day activities with these aims, for example, by commitments to renewable energy or committing to greater...