How Microsoft takes up the ESG challenge
How did the ESG function come about at Microsoft, and how did you get involved? I’ve been at Microsoft for 11 years, always in an...
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ESG engagement widespread among governance pros, study finds
Most corporate governance professionals, particularly at larger companies, are now dealing directly with investors on ESG-related...
Comment: Why it pays to be a leader on climate
Back in 2000, CDP’s decision to ask every business worldwide to disclose its climate change-related data seemed to many to be over...
Who’s afraid of the big, bad governance wolf?
Corporate governance has become an increasingly contradictory conversation. A year after the Hong Kong Stock Exchange finally...
Bloomberg’s Ravenel discusses TCFD’s stance on ESG reporting
How does the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) approach ESG reporting? An industry-led initiative, the...
SSGA creates new ESG scoring system
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has developed a system for scoring companies on ESG practices that aims to help boost the ESG...
Groups eye financial system overhaul with ESG focus
The OECD, World Bank and UN Environment Program have joined together to call for placing sustainable finance at the center of an...
SASB Investor Advisory Group recruits 15 new members
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) has expanded its Investor Advisory Group (IAG), a collection of leading asset...
Investors expect ESG to become the norm, study finds
Amid the growing influence of ESG in the investment arena, new research suggests that almost two thirds of institutional investors...
Retail investors eye ESG factors, survey finds
ESG-related considerations are important to retail investors, with individuals tending to place slightly greater store in social...
