Fearless Girl campaign prompts more than 400 firms to add female director
Earlier this week, the world’s second Fearless Girl statue was installed in London, just feet away from St Paul’s Cathedral. As is...
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Asset managers back more climate proposals, Ceres finds
New analysis from Ceres and FundVotes indicates robust growth in support for climate-related proposals among the largest...
Private equity firms ramp up ESG integration, study finds
Private equity firms are increasingly considering the ESG impact of their investment before pumping money into a company...
Survey highlights growing investor pressure on governance teams
New research underlines the increasing pressure on companies – and in turn their governance teams – to respond to demands from...
Earnings calls increasingly mention plastic waste
MSCI suggests that firms’ use of plastic is coming under greater scrutiny, amid broader and growing investor scrutiny of companies...
How to respond to the ESG spotlight
Evidence of the link between investment returns and companies’ ESG commitments is mounting exponentially, showing that ESG should...
How Microsoft communicates about its take on ESG
This article originally appeared in the latest Corporate Secretary special report. Click here to view the full publication. As has...
BlackRock urged to take action on climate change
Twelve investor and shareholder advocacy groups have called for BlackRock to improve its efforts on climate-related shareholder...
Considering ESG materiality is part of fiduciary duty, says Cornerstone Capital CEO
ESG is on the minds of investors – both active and passive – and it’s incumbent on IR teams, corporate secretaries and other in...
SASB launches new materiality reporting framework
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) today launched its 77 industry-specific reporting standards for companies to...
