ESG
Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Chairman, Nestlé SA
Nestlé is one of the largest nutrition companies in the world, with total assets over $120bn. How does Chairman Peter Brabeck-Letmathe ensure this enormous organisation maintains the trust of its stakeholders and stay at the forefront of corporate governance affairs?
March 28, 2011Related by the tag Corporate Governance
Banking
Godwin Emefiele, CEO, Zenith Bank
Zenith Bank has one of the lowest non-performing loan ratios in Nigeria, a capital adequacy ratio of 25 percent (15 percentage points higher than the level prescribed by the Nigerian Central Bank) and the sixth-largest market capitalisation in Africa. Godwin Emefiele describes Zenith’s remarkable growth story, from just a single branch to an international network of stable subsidiaries.
May 14, 2012
ESG
Mark Schmitz and George Lambros, Alghanim Industries
Alghanim Industries is a cross-sector, $2bn turnover business, operating across some of the world’s highest-growth geographies: from south-east Asia, through Vietnam and India, to the Middle East and Turkey. Mark and George explain why a company’s governance journey must start with the “tone at the top” – and how Alghanim’s excellent standards and controls have helped it expand three-fold in 10 years.
April 20, 2012
ESG
Matjaž Zadravec, CEO, Tus Holding
Tus Holding has diverse interests across numerous sectors – operating in retail, entertainment and telecommunications, it is consistently in the top three market operators in Slovenia and growing its share fast. Matjaž Zadravec discusses the company’s recent financial restructuring, optimising its synergies and supply chain, and improving relations with business partners.
March 23, 2012Related by the tag Switzerland
ESG
Jaime Polit, Partner, Pluris Sustainable Investments
Jaime Polit describes Pluris’ litmus test for sustainable investments, its collaboration with the World Bank in Nicaragua, and the major trends in the world’s population that will form the focus of sustainable investment in the future.
December 20, 2010