Investors underpricing impact of climate-related risks, BlackRock warns
BlackRock has warned that investors are underpricing the impact of climate-related risks and need to rethink their assessment of...
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Companies face mini-wave of plastic pollution proposals
Petrochemical companies are facing pressure to disclose incidents where they have spilled plastic into the ocean, which leads to...
SEC official cautions on new ESG disclosure rules
US companies appear unlikely to face additional ESG-related reporting requirements in the near future, despite calls from major...
How boards can approach human capital management
Human capital management is fast becoming an important topic for corporations and investors alike, and governance teams and...
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...
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...
