ESG: Regulations, Corporate Accountability and Transparency with Professor Barbara Casu

In today's episode, we're turning our attention to the growing demand for corporate accountability in the ESG space. Moving beyond glossy sustainability reports and corporate promises, we ask: How do we really know if a company is really talking the talk? Professor Barbara Casu joins us to unpack the often murky world of ESG metrics, reporting standards, and supply chain transparency. 

As ESG becomes a mainstream business priority, so does the risk of metric manipulation. Together, we explore how companies can be held to account, the tension between voluntary and mandatory reporting frameworks, and the role of investors and financial institutions in pushing for genuine sustainability. This episode is a deep dive into the tools, standards and power dynamics that shape how corporate responsibility is measured- and whether we can trust what we're being told.