E&S overtake governance among US shareholder proposals
Environmental and social (E&S) shareholder proposals – covering issues such as climate change and political spending –outnumbered...
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What directors are asking about sustainability
Sustainability is increasingly being considered as a material risk – and opportunity – issue by investors, elevating it to a...
Execs, more than boards, responsible on sustainability, Ceres finds
Large US companies are increasingly making executives responsible for their sustainability efforts – but less than a third of...
ISS expands data points it will consider
ISS, the world’s largest proxy advisory firm, has announced two new developments that will change how it provides voting...
UN Investor Summit offers pointers for boards
Every two years, investors, executives and industry leaders gather at the United Nations for a unique summit on the state of...
BlackRock letter highlights asset managers’ expectations shift
BlackRock chair and CEO Laurence Fink on January 16 released his annual letter to CEOs outlining a bold vision linking the...
Chesapeake Utilities: Collaboration is key to governance success
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is the winner of this year’s governance team of the year (small to mid-cap) award. Under the...
How ‘performance with purpose’ shapes PepsiCo's governance
‘Doing the right thing is also the right thing for the business.’ That’s how Cynthia Nastanski, senior vice president of corporate...
MSCI expects investor focus beyond companies’ ESG disclosure
Investors will this year be looking at more than companies’ self-disclosures as they try to get a handle on the risks posed to...
Intel takes new steps in CSR reporting
The best CSR disclosure award is based on quality and robustness of reporting, including exposure to environmental risk factors...
