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The SEC has adopted new rules that will force companies to disclose more information about share-buyback activity following a year in...Read more
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A coalition of 185 investors has called on companies to take a more ‘radical approach’ to lowering their use of plastics given the...Read more
April 2023
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The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has decided to prioritize climate-related information in its first reporting...Read more
March 2023
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Warren Buffett has defended share buyback programs in his widely read annual letter to shareholders. Buffett, CEO of Berkshire...Read more
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Companies need to become more selective about which material ESG topics they identify and report on, according to Mark Babington,...Read more
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Earlier this month, governance, sustainability and IR professionals engaged in lively debates at the ESG Integration Forum , hosted by...Read more
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February 2023
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Norway’s huge sovereign wealth fund cranked up its focus on human capital and other social issues in discussions with companies during...Read more
January 2023
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The majority of large Canadian companies link ESG metrics to executive pay, although most lump ESG issues in with other areas rather...Read more
December 2022
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November 2022
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CDP, the environmental disclosure platform, has announced it will incorporate the International Sustainability Standards Board’s (ISSB...Read more
August 2022
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July 2022
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The SEC has voted to undo Trump-era rules that handed companies more involvement in the creation of proxy advice. Under the changes ,...Read more
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More than half (55 percent) of investors and analysts say their view of the market is either ‘neutral to bearish’ or ‘bearish,’ a rise...Read more
April 2022
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Sentiment analysis has become a mainstream tool for investors and today, when your earnings call transcript is published, AI models...Read more
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Aside from climate change, the ESG topic that has garnered the most investor attention over the last two years is human capital...Read more
March 2022
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Sell-side reports play an important role in building the case for hedge-fund activism against public companies, according to recently...Read more
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Investors in the US must disclose long positions in stocks, but the same transparency has not been required for short sales. That...Read more
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The slow rate at which companies are adding women to boards means gender parity among global large and mid-caps will take another 20...Read more
February 2022
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CEOs view cyber-attacks as the biggest threat to companies over the next 12 months, according to new research from PwC. In the firm’s...Read more
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New York State’s public pension fund has announced that it will divest from nearly two dozen stocks involved in shale oil and gas...Read more
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Many US biotech companies have ‘limited or no explicit ESG disclosure’ despite recognizing the growing importance of sustainability to...Read more
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Carl Icahn has nominated two directors to the board of McDonald’s as part of a campaign over the company’s treatment of pigs. The...Read more
January 2022
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Twenty new companies are being added to an index that focuses on the world’s most transparent companies, while 20 existing holdings...Read more
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December 2021
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In late November, corporate secretaries and IR professionals gathered virtually to discuss the future of stakeholder engagement and...Read more
October 2021
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If the EU is to meet the challenging goals it has set itself on sustainability, companies need to play their part. The trade bloc’s...Read more
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A recently settled case brought by the US financial regulator serves as a timely reminder that companies must have robust disclosure...Read more
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Fidelity International has announced plans to cut the carbon emissions in its investment portfolio by 50 percent by 2030 in a move...Read more
September 2021
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A growing number of institutional investors now have a company-wide policy on ESG investment, with the largest firms leading the way,...Read more
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A major investor coalition has called on 1,600 companies to set science-based targets covering carbon emissions, as pressure on the...Read more
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One of the challenges of stakeholder capitalism – where companies work in the interests of all stakeholders, not just shareholders –...Read more
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A huge investor coalition has called on national governments to accelerate policy changes that will support investment in climate...Read more
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A group of major investment consultants has set up a project to encourage clients to set net-zero emissions goals. The 12 firms, which...Read more
August 2021
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A new investor campaign has called on North American food companies to take stronger action over climate change as the buy-side focus...Read more
July 2021
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Institutional investors view greenwashing – where an organization presents itself as more environmentally friendly than it is – as...Read more
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Sustainable investments have grown to represent more than a third of all assets globally, according to research from the Global...Read more
June 2021
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The growth of corporate disclosure on ESG issues will offer new opportunities to activist investors as they search for evidence of...Read more
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More than 1,000 companies need to boost their reporting of environmental risks, according to a campaign backed by major institutional...Read more
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The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has set a deadline of 2023 for the creation of a new reporting framework...Read more
May 2021
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A large coalition of investors has called on the US government to strengthen methane regulation and warned that a lack of action could...Read more
April 2021
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Shareholder activism continued its resurgence in the first three months of 2021 with a second consecutive quarter of heightened...Read more
March 2021
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Corporate disclosure on biodiversity is failing to keep pace with rising investor interest, according to new research. Only a third of...Read more
February 2021
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Many asset owners have upped their focus on ESG as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, but major differences exist between regions on...Read more
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Large asset owners view climate change as the biggest issue for markets over the coming years and half are using climate data on a...Read more
January 2021
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Close to half the companies monitored by a major investor initiative on climate change have announced a target to hit net-zero...Read more
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Companies should disclose a plan explaining how their business model will operate in a net-zero carbon economy, BlackRock CEO Larry...Read more
December 2020
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The Children’s Investment Fund (TCI) has significantly expanded its ‘say on climate’ campaign, with resolutions filed at several US-...Read more
October 2020
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Although the switch to virtual investor relations (IR) during the Covid-19 pandemic has brought a number of benefits, investor field...Read more
May 2023
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The SEC has adopted new rules that will force companies to disclose more information about share-buyback activity following a year in...Read more
article
A coalition of 185 investors has called on companies to take a more ‘radical approach’ to lowering their use of plastics given the...Read more
April 2023
article
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has decided to prioritize climate-related information in its first reporting...Read more
March 2023
article
Warren Buffett has defended share buyback programs in his widely read annual letter to shareholders. Buffett, CEO of Berkshire...Read more
article
Companies need to become more selective about which material ESG topics they identify and report on, according to Mark Babington,...Read more
article
Earlier this month, governance, sustainability and IR professionals engaged in lively debates at the ESG Integration Forum , hosted by...Read more
article
Investors are focusing on the environment and employment rights in their engagement with companies over socio-political issues,...Read more
article
A common question for companies as they seek to tell their sustainability story is how much they should disclose. For those at the...Read more
February 2023
article
Investor education needs to improve as retail shareholders gain more say in how companies are run, argued participants of a recent...Read more
article
ESG specialist Osmosis Investment Management has received an allocation of $4.5 bn from a Dutch pension fund in one of the largest...Read more
article
Norway’s huge sovereign wealth fund cranked up its focus on human capital and other social issues in discussions with companies during...Read more
January 2023
article
The majority of large Canadian companies link ESG metrics to executive pay, although most lump ESG issues in with other areas rather...Read more
December 2022
article
Next year will see the return of the worker as a key focus of ESG initiatives, according to Sarah Bratton Hughes, head of ESG...Read more
November 2022
article
CDP, the environmental disclosure platform, has announced it will incorporate the International Sustainability Standards Board’s (ISSB...Read more
August 2022
article
While the majority of FTSE 350 companies have opted for a purely physical AGM this year, a sizable minority have selected a full...Read more
July 2022
article
The SEC has voted to undo Trump-era rules that handed companies more involvement in the creation of proxy advice. Under the changes ,...Read more
article
More than half (55 percent) of investors and analysts say their view of the market is either ‘neutral to bearish’ or ‘bearish,’ a rise...Read more
April 2022
article
Sentiment analysis has become a mainstream tool for investors and today, when your earnings call transcript is published, AI models...Read more
article
Aside from climate change, the ESG topic that has garnered the most investor attention over the last two years is human capital...Read more
March 2022
article
Sell-side reports play an important role in building the case for hedge-fund activism against public companies, according to recently...Read more
article
Investors in the US must disclose long positions in stocks, but the same transparency has not been required for short sales. That...Read more
article
The slow rate at which companies are adding women to boards means gender parity among global large and mid-caps will take another 20...Read more
February 2022
article
CEOs view cyber-attacks as the biggest threat to companies over the next 12 months, according to new research from PwC. In the firm’s...Read more
article
New York State’s public pension fund has announced that it will divest from nearly two dozen stocks involved in shale oil and gas...Read more
article
Activist investors may find it more difficult to quietly build stakes in US companies after the SEC proposed changes to rules covering...Read more
article
Many US biotech companies have ‘limited or no explicit ESG disclosure’ despite recognizing the growing importance of sustainability to...Read more
article
Carl Icahn has nominated two directors to the board of McDonald’s as part of a campaign over the company’s treatment of pigs. The...Read more
January 2022
article
Twenty new companies are being added to an index that focuses on the world’s most transparent companies, while 20 existing holdings...Read more
article
Investors and analysts have named inflation concerns as the number one topic they want to hear executives discuss on earnings calls...Read more
December 2021
article
In late November, corporate secretaries and IR professionals gathered virtually to discuss the future of stakeholder engagement and...Read more
October 2021
article
If the EU is to meet the challenging goals it has set itself on sustainability, companies need to play their part. The trade bloc’s...Read more
article
A recently settled case brought by the US financial regulator serves as a timely reminder that companies must have robust disclosure...Read more
article
Fidelity International has announced plans to cut the carbon emissions in its investment portfolio by 50 percent by 2030 in a move...Read more
September 2021
article
A growing number of institutional investors now have a company-wide policy on ESG investment, with the largest firms leading the way,...Read more
article
A major investor coalition has called on 1,600 companies to set science-based targets covering carbon emissions, as pressure on the...Read more
article
One of the challenges of stakeholder capitalism – where companies work in the interests of all stakeholders, not just shareholders –...Read more
article
A huge investor coalition has called on national governments to accelerate policy changes that will support investment in climate...Read more
article
A group of major investment consultants has set up a project to encourage clients to set net-zero emissions goals. The 12 firms, which...Read more
August 2021
article
A new investor campaign has called on North American food companies to take stronger action over climate change as the buy-side focus...Read more
July 2021
article
Institutional investors view greenwashing – where an organization presents itself as more environmentally friendly than it is – as...Read more
article
Sustainable investments have grown to represent more than a third of all assets globally, according to research from the Global...Read more
June 2021
article
The growth of corporate disclosure on ESG issues will offer new opportunities to activist investors as they search for evidence of...Read more
article
More than 1,000 companies need to boost their reporting of environmental risks, according to a campaign backed by major institutional...Read more
article
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has set a deadline of 2023 for the creation of a new reporting framework...Read more
May 2021
article
A large coalition of investors has called on the US government to strengthen methane regulation and warned that a lack of action could...Read more
April 2021
article
Shareholder activism continued its resurgence in the first three months of 2021 with a second consecutive quarter of heightened...Read more
March 2021
article
Corporate disclosure on biodiversity is failing to keep pace with rising investor interest, according to new research. Only a third of...Read more
February 2021
article
Many asset owners have upped their focus on ESG as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, but major differences exist between regions on...Read more
article
Large asset owners view climate change as the biggest issue for markets over the coming years and half are using climate data on a...Read more
January 2021
article
Close to half the companies monitored by a major investor initiative on climate change have announced a target to hit net-zero...Read more
article
Companies should disclose a plan explaining how their business model will operate in a net-zero carbon economy, BlackRock CEO Larry...Read more
December 2020
article
The Children’s Investment Fund (TCI) has significantly expanded its ‘say on climate’ campaign, with resolutions filed at several US-...Read more
October 2020
article
Although the switch to virtual investor relations (IR) during the Covid-19 pandemic has brought a number of benefits, investor field...Read more
