Proxy access aiding attention to ESG issues, says Proxy Preview
Investor pressure on companies to consider pressing concerns about environmental, social and governance issues is expected to...
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ESG archive
Avoid undermining your compliance program
(Aarti Maharaj, who contributed this post, is executive editor and director of digital content at Ethisphere Institute.) It’s...
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Audit committee disclosure in UK up from 2014, but governance overall has dipped
The quality of corporate governance in the UK has dipped slightly with new entrants to the market, but remains ‘high’ overall...
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Largest-ever analysis of ESG investment studies finds 'well-founded' link to profit
The largest-ever meta analysis of academic studies on investment guided by ESG principles concludes that the business case for ESG...
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Carbon Action says targeted companies cut emissions by 640 mn tons in 2015
Carbon Action, an investor action group with $22 tn in assets under management, has helped reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 640...
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Inconsistent carbon reporting prevents investors from comparing companies
Carbon reporting from the world’s 250 biggest companies is so inconsistent as to make it virtually impossible for investors to...
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ExxonMobil investigated on accusations of misleading investors
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has launched an investigation into ExxonMobil to determine whether the company has...
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US pension funds get ESG green llght
The US Department of Labor has rescinded a 2008 bulletin that discouraged private industry pension plans from taking ESG factors...
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Designing a strategic CSR program
Board members and top management are catching on that setting CSR goals can help them connect the dots and complete the picture of...
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What VW fiasco says about company culture
Volkswagen’s stunning admission this week that it used special software in its emissions devices to deceive US regulators about...
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