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The sustainability Taliban, the eco right and why we need a new language for ESG: down the rabbit hole with Robert Eccles
When Robert Eccles wrote a piece called Grift capitalism: The GOP’s brilliant strategy for ripping off ordinary Americans, it led...
The week in GRC: Ben & Jerry’s co-founder likens companies stepping down DEI policies as ‘appeasement’
The week in GRC: Ben & Jerry ’ s co-founder likens companies stepping down DEI policies to ‘ appeasement ’ This week ’ s...
Talking DEI under Trump 2.0: how anti-woke investors are hijacking pro-ESG proposals
What does DEI mean to you? Here at IR Impact, we’ve stopped spelling out diversity, equity and inclusion, working under the...
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ESG: Over or in it for the long haul? IR Impact Forum takes debate to Canada
Whether ESG is over or increasingly relevant, in need of reform or greater standardization is the great debate. Has the term...
SEC releases decisions on DEI proposals under new 14a-8 guidance
The SEC’s initial decisions on whether companies may exclude shareholder proposals under new guidance continue to suggest no...
The week in GRC: SBTi proposes change to net-zero standard and Starboard Value launches boardroom battle at Autodesk
– Reuters reported that UBS has dropped references to establishing women in management roles and hiring employees from ethnic...
Is DEI dead or alive at US companies this proxy season?
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Over recent times, the acronym has become inescapable – and corporate life is no exception...
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The week in GRC: Google drops DEI hiring targets and Treasury secretary orders work freeze at CFPB
– The Wall Street Journal reported that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ordered a stop to work at the Consumer Financial...
McDonald’s seeks to exclude proposal on reaching its climate goals
McDonald’s Corporation is asking the SEC for the go-ahead to exclude from its 2025 proxy statement a shareholder proposal...
