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Why newly proposed PCAOB standards could impact ESG

Sep 12, 2023

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) on June 6 proposed new auditing standards designed to further its ‘investor-protection mandate’. These standards, if adopted, would heighten requirements for auditors to identify, evaluate and communicate regarding a company’s possible or actual non-compliance with laws and regulations. In proposing the standards, PCAOB chair Erica Williams cited a recent $1 bn class-action settlement regarding alleged misl...

Shareholders & activism

Focus on combined human capital and human rights, NBIM tells ISSB

Sep 11, 2023

Garnet Roach

Focus on combined human capital and human rights, NBIM tells ISSB

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund has added its $1.5 tn voice behind a push for bringing together human capital and human rights reporting. In terms of new research areas, Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) also suggests the ...

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Data quality biggest challenge to ESG investing, BNP Paribas finds

Sep 11, 2023

Tim Human

Data quality biggest challenge to ESG investing, BNP Paribas finds

The quality of ESG data remains a major headache for investors as they try to incorporate sustainability issues into their decision-making, according to a new ...

Regulatory & compliance

The week in GRC: EU and GRI make progress on climate reporting and FASB adopts cryptocurrency accounting rule

Sep 08, 2023

Ben Maiden

The week in GRC: EU and GRI make progress on climate reporting and FASB adopts cryptocurrency accounting rule

– Reuters (paywall) reported that the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) and GRI said they have reached a ‘milestone’ toward helping int...

ESG

Governance Matters podcast: As You Sow’s Danielle Fugere talks shareholder proposals, anti-ESG and Scope 3 disclosures

Sep 07, 2023

Ben Maiden

Governance Matters podcast: As You Sow’s Danielle Fugere talks shareholder proposals, anti-ESG and Scope 3 disclosures

In the latest episode of the Governance Matters podcast, As You Sow president and chief counsel Danielle Fugere addresses ...

Shareholders & activism

Group petitions SEC to halt JBS listing on climate grounds

Sep 06, 2023

Garnet Roach

Group petitions SEC to halt JBS listing on climate grounds

Climate-change pressure group Mighty Earth has written to the SEC calling for greater scrutiny of a planned IPO by Brazilian meat company JBS. The group describes the listing – announced in July and expected to happen by the end of the year – as potentially the ‘biggest climate risk IPO in history’, citing both environmental and governance co...

Careers

AI-powered diagnostic firm Ceribell hires general counsel

Sep 05, 2023

Ben Maiden

AI-powered diagnostic firm Ceribell hires general counsel

Ceribell, the developer of a diagnostic system powered by artificial intelligence (AI), has hired Louisa Daniels as its general counsel. In her new role, she leads the company’s legal, governance, compliance and ethics functions. Daniels was previously chief legal officer, general counsel and chief compliance officer for Recursion Pharmaceuticals, which she helped take public in April 2021. Before her tenure at Recursion, she was a vice president and assistant g...

Technology & social media

The week in GRC: ABA group to assess impact of AI on legal profession and 3M’s board approves $6 bn earplug settlement

Sep 01, 2023

Ben Maiden

The week in GRC: ABA group to assess impact of AI on legal profession and 3M’s board approves $6 bn earplug settlement

– The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that 3M’s board approved a $6 bn settlement to resolve claims that its earplugs caused hearing loss among veterans. 3M said it would pay $5 bn in cash and $1 bn in stock between 2023 and 2029 to settle the allegations. Veterans allege that 3M and Ae...

ESG

Vanguard joins BlackRock in backing fewer ESG proposals in 2023 proxy season

Sep 01, 2023

Hemma Visavadia

Vanguard joins BlackRock in backing fewer ESG proposals in 2023 proxy season

Vanguard, like BlackRock, supported fewer ESG-related shareholder proposals during this year’s US ...

Careers

Northfield Bank picks risk chief

Sep 01, 2023

Ben Maiden

Northfield Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Northfield Bancorp, has recruited Vickie Tomasello as executive vice president and chief risk officer. In her new role, Tomasello manages the governance of risk programs and oversees the bank’s compliance, information security, bank secrecy, security, credit administration and risk-management work. She was most recently chief audit officer for Lakeland Bancorp. According to her LinkedIn profile, she was previous...

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