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Developing the SASB framework

Jun 24, 2019
Debbie Miller
Developing the SASB framework
What’s unique about SASB’s approach to ESG reporting? SASB is an independent standard-setting organization that develops and maintains reporting standards that help businesses around the world identify, manage and communicate sustainability information to investors – information they need before making financial decisions. We help companies identify the subset of ESG issues that the firm determines to be financially material and that affects fi...
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How CDSB approaches aligning climate disclosure

Jun 21, 2019
Debbie Miller
How CDSB approaches aligning climate disclosure
Can you describe CDSB and its role in ESG reporting? CDSB is an international consortium of business and environmental NGOs committed to aligning the disclosure of environmental information in mainstream corporate reports such as annual reports, 10K filings and integrated reports. We offer firms a framework for reporting environmental information with the same rigor as financial information. The CDSB Reporting Framework is a collection of best practi...
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How GRI targets common language for ESG reporting

Jun 19, 2019
Debbie Miller
How GRI targets common language for ESG reporting
What is your methodology and approach to reporting on ESG matters? The Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) methodology is encompassed through the GRI Standards, the most widely used sustainability reporting framework in the world. The aim is to help organizations communicate and measure their ESG impacts in a way that conforms to global best practice, understands risks and opportunities, and informs strategic decision-making. There are thre...
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How Microsoft takes up the ESG challenge

Jun 18, 2019
Ben Maiden
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 ESG [capacity] although we’ve used other terms. It started off being called citizenship and we evolved that term to CSR, but it’s really focused on the ESG topics at Microsoft. We sit within what’s now called our corporate external and legal affairs department. [We report] up to our president and chief legal offic...
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ESG engagement widespread among governance pros, study finds

Jun 14, 2019
Ben Maiden
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 matters – underlining the importance of the area for shareholder engagement, a new study shows. More than two thirds (68 percent) of corporate governance professional respondents have had a personal interaction with investors about ESG over the past year, according to the ...
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Comment: Why it pays to be a leader on climate

Jun 10, 2019
Paul Simpson
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-ambitious. Recently we have seen a dramatic upswing in the importance the business and financial community attaches to ESG issues, partly due to an increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather events and widely publicized human rights-related investigations. This means strong management and reporting on ESG issues, such...
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Bloomberg’s Ravenel discusses TCFD’s stance on ESG reporting

Jun 05, 2019
Debbie Miller
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 TCFD developed a voluntary framework for climate disclosures at the request of the Financial Stability Board. The TCFD recommendations have specifically been designed to solicit decision-useful, forward-looking information that shows the financial impacts of climate change on a business. The focus lies on companie...
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SSGA creates new ESG scoring system

Jun 03, 2019
Andrew Holt
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 narrative in capital markets. ‘R-Factor will benefit understanding of ESG issues on the part of both companies and investors,’ Rakhi Kumar, head of ESG investments and asset stewardship at SSGA, tells Corporate Secretary sister publication IR Magazine. ‘It puts companies in the driver’s seat. The transparent materiality f...
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