The week in GRC: SBTi faces pushback over new offsets policy and Macy’s settles proxy fight with Arkhouse
‒ The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) issued two proposals that...
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Climate Action 100+ exits are about climate evolution not a loss of momentum, says ESG expert
‘Investor relations professionals shouldn’t think there’s been a loss of momentum in terms of how managers are approaching climate...
Governance Matters podcast: Lessons for governance professionals amid corporate diversity push and pull
US companies are caught in an increasingly powerful tug-of-war when it comes to promoting diversity within their workforces. On...
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SEC declines Tesla request over excluding deep-sea mining proposal
The SEC has declined to give Tesla the go-ahead to omit a shareholder proposal regarding concerns about the impact of deep-sea...
CSRD & ESRS compliance: Challenges, strategies - and the global impact on companies
Applied since only January this year, the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) has already emerged as a global...
SEC approves first US climate disclosure rules: Why the requirements are much weaker than planned and what they mean for companies
After two years of intense public debate, the SEC approved the nation’s first national climate disclosure rules on March 6, 2024...
SEC’s climate rule leaves questions over future
The reaction to the SEC’s 3-2 decision to approve climate-disclosure rule changes suggests the vote may not be the end of the...
The week in GRC: New York attorney general accuses JBS of greenwashing and Norfolk Southern plans board refresh
– The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued to block Kroger’s $25 bn bid for...
ESG in Canada: Report shows investor shift from sustainability to impact
More than two fifths (43 percent) of Canadian institutional investors plan to launch impact products this year, according to...
ESG scrutiny: Mighty Earth campaign group shares approach to weeding out greenwashing
Public companies are under increasing scrutiny over their ESG claims. Around the world, investors, regulators, politicians...
