Rupert Hopley is Group General Counsel and Company Secretary of Informa. Informa is a British multinational publishing, business intelligence, and exhibitions group and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

Hopley spoke to Corporate Counsel Advance about ESG and highlighted its increasing importance for all stakeholders including investors and communities. He discussed the role that leaders can play in driving the sustainability and social agenda within an organization and outlined why the GC should not be seen as the sole ’moral compass’ of a company.