The week in GRC: Women on track for record number of new board seats, and Chanel releases first annual results
– The Wall Street Journal reported that Volkswagen said Rupert Stadler, the CEO of its luxury brand Audi, who is being held in...
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What MSIM looks for from engagement and boards
Drew Hambly, executive director for corporate governance with Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM), speaks with Allie...
Hedge funds commit billions to responsible investing, survey finds
Hedge funds globally have allocated at least $59 billion to responsible investing, according to a survey by the Alternative...
Tackling ESG: Disconnected boards face greater risk
In this final part of the series, we explore the disconnect that remains with boards on ESG-related issues, the ‘fear of risk’...
Shareholders pass gun-safety proposal at Ruger AGM
Sturm Ruger & Company (Ruger) has lost a shareholder vote on a gun-safety proposal, an issue that has gained greater prominence in...
Tackling ESG: Concerns about regulation and materiality
In this second part of our three-part series, we share responses from a study conducted by Curley Global IR (CGIR) that show asset...
Tackling ESG: Investors’ messages for governance teams
Evidence of the links between returns on investment and companies’ CSR/ESG efforts is mounting exponentially, and it’s now clear...
Mock ExxonMobil report challenges integrated reporting critics
Two independent consultants have produced what they say is a rebuff to critics of integrated reporting: a 40-page integrated...
What companies can learn from Amazon’s shareholder letter
By any measure, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ 4,300-word annual letter to shareowners, which was released last week, is a long document...
Putting the S in ESG
'I don’t know who put ESG together, but it makes no sense,’ says Mikkel Skougaard, group sustainable development senior expert –...
