By his own admission, Danny McCoy has been writing and talking about sustainable development for more than three decades. Back in 1992, he gave a lecture at Trinity College on the topic, and 30 years later, during his term as President of the Statistical & Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, McCoy presented an updated version of the paper to an audience in Áras an Uachtaráin for his presidential address.  The terms may change – sustainable development has morphed into ESG – but the underlying principles remain the same, centring on the positive impact corporations and businesses can, and should, have…

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