IR Magazine, the sister publication of Corporate Secretary, spoke with Philip Vernardis, vice president of the asset stewardship team at State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), at the IR Magazine Global Forum 2019 in Paris, which took place earlier this month.
In this video, Vernardis discusses the work of the SSGA asset stewardship team, the way his firm uses engagement and voting to encourage long-term value creation, and how companies should incorporate ESG...
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– The Wall Street Journal reported that Exxon Mobil and New York Attorney General Letitia James were headed to court this week regarding accusations that the company deceived investors, in a rare trial over how oil companies account for the impact of climate change. The attorney general’s office accuses the company of telling investor...
‘Responsible investing’ is an umbrella term used to describe the broad range of approaches that can be used to incorporate ESG considerations into the investment process. A decade ago there was prevailing skepticism in the investment community about the impact these non-financial factors might have on prices for equities or bonds. Today, however, investors and market observers have begun to realize the value and importance of ESG factors.
At RBC Global Asset Man...
US companies are continuing to ramp up ESG-related disclosures and visual presentations of board processes in their proxy statements, according to an analysis of this year’s crop.
Companies have been expanding their reporting on ESG matters amid growing investor interest in those topics. Donnelley Financial Solutions’ (DFIN) report on 2019 proxy statements highlights how far that reporting has come in one of the most important tools issuers have to communicate w...
Effective corporate sustainability reporting cannot be decision-useful unless it is discussed within the context of a company’s governance structures.
The 2018 Ceres report Disclose What Matters reveals that corporate sustainability disclosures are increasingly common – but not necessarily meaningful. Eighty-six ...