ESG archive

The week in GRC: NYC comptroller presses BlackRock on climate commitments and senator questions ESG raters

Sep 23, 2022

7 min read

– The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that, according to people familiar with the matter, Instacart doesn’t intend to raise...

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ESG Integration Awards: Energy Recovery on getting its ESG message across

Sep 16, 2022

By Sarah Welsh

3 min read

Energy Recovery was the winner in the best ESG communications category at Corporate Secretary and sister publication IR Magazine’s...

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ESG Integration Awards: Gilead Sciences’ work on diversity

Sep 14, 2022

By Sarah Welsh

3 min read

Foster City, California-headquartered Gilead Sciences was awarded the best diversity, equity & inclusion (DE&I) prize at Corporate...

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How JLL approaches its ESG strategy

Sep 12, 2022

By Sarah Welsh

3 min read

The inaugural ESG Integration Awards – celebrating the ESG work of governance and investor relations teams – were presented in...

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Apple faces workers’ rights shareholder proposal

Sep 08, 2022

By Ben Maiden

3 min read

A coalition of investors including representatives of New York City and union members has filed a shareholder proposal with Apple...

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Real estate and energy sectors branded ‘ESG laggards’ but outperform peers, Federated Hermes finds

Sep 07, 2022

By James Beech

3 min read

Environmental factors have become a statistically meaningful driver of shareholder returns over the past two years, according to...

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The week in GRC: Conservatives mastering the art of the proxy ballot and fast-food industry loses ‘super-sized’ battle

Sep 02, 2022

By Garnet Roach

7 min read

– CNBC reported that Tesla violated workers’ rights when it banned shirts with pro-union insignia at the factory, according to a...

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Shareholder value focus remains but generational shift happening in investment, says Citi head of European shareholder advisory

Sep 01, 2022

By Garnet Roach

3 min read

Economic opportunities linked to the E in ESG are more easily identifiable to investors as having the potential to drive economic...

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Ceres seeks tweaks to SEC’s ESG funds plans

Aug 29, 2022

By Ben Maiden

5 min read

Ceres has welcomed the SEC’s two ESG fund proposals but is asking it to consider changes that address, among other things...

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RBC GAM on tying ESG to executive pay

Aug 22, 2022

By Garnet Roach

4 min read

Derek Butcher is part of the nine-strong corporate governance and responsible investment team at RBC Global Asset Management (RBC...