ESGClimate Week NYC: TNFD releases final recommendations on nature-related issues Sep 20, 2023Noemi Distefano The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has launched its final framework designed to address risks connected to...Read more
ESGThe week in GRC: Norway’s SWF tells boards to plan for climate transition and SEC’s Gensler declines to give timeline on climate risk rule Sep 15, 2023Ben Maiden– The Financial Times (paywall) reported that a group of more than 70 attorneys and academics criticized what they call an ‘...Read more
ESGGovernance Matters podcast: As You Sow’s Danielle Fugere talks shareholder proposals, anti-ESG and Scope 3 disclosures Sep 07, 2023Ben MaidenIn the latest episode of the Governance Matters podcast , As You Sow president and chief counsel Danielle Fugere addresses declining...Read more
Shareholders & activismGroup petitions SEC to halt JBS listing on climate grounds Sep 06, 2023Garnet RoachClimate-change pressure group Mighty Earth has written to the SEC calling for greater scrutiny of a planned IPO by Brazilian meat...Read more
ESGVanguard joins BlackRock in backing fewer ESG proposals in 2023 proxy season Sep 01, 2023Hemma VisavadiaVanguard , like BlackRock , supported fewer ESG-related shareholder proposals during this year’s US proxy season . According to...Read more
ESGLack of co-ordination harming investor engagement, survey finds Aug 23, 2023Tim HumanInvestor engagement is suffering due to co-ordination issues at investment firms and the way ESG data is collected and processed,...Read more
ESGClimate goals reported across multiple corporate sources, study finds Aug 22, 2023Garnet RoachThe vast majority (96 percent) of companies publish voluntary climate goals, data or metrics in their sustainability or CSR report,...Read more
ESGRBC GAM reviews ESG trends from proxy season 2023 Aug 21, 2023Nureen Nagra At RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM), we believe proxy voting is an important part of our stewardship process, as it provides an...Read more
Shareholders & activismCommunicating to investors how short-term events impact long-term plans Aug 18, 2023Daryl BrewsterYou were recently part of a CECP CEO Roundtable with Vincent Forlenza, chair of Moody’s and former chair and CEO of BD, about the...Read more
ESGCalSTRS: Mandatory GHG reporting may be here by year-end Aug 14, 2023Garnet RoachCalSTRS , the world’s largest educator-only pension fund, says it expects greenhouse gas ( GHG ) emissions reporting to become...Read more