Undisclosed Risk: Corporate Environmental and Social Reporting in Emerging Asia
In a world where the physical impacts of environmental degradation are already being felt, and most governments have embraced some form of regulation to mitigate further damage to the environment, environmental concerns are increasingly relevant to companies’ bottom lines. Companies will both impact and are dependent on the environment and current environmental trends will present companies with both risks and opportunities. In its report Emerging Risk, World Resources Institute (WRI) identified the critical trends that countries in emerging Asia face; trends that have a material financial impact on key sectors in the region (see Box).

At a Glance: Environmental Trends
1. Deforestation
2. Water Scarcity
3. Climate Change
4. Food Security
5. Energy Security
6. Air Pollution
7. Urbanization
8. Population Growt