ESG‘Investors are seeing the opportunity as much as the risk’: Highlights from the ESG Integration Forum – Europe Dec 13, 2021Tim HumanIn late November, corporate secretaries and IR professionals gathered virtually to discuss the future of stakeholder engagement and...Read more
ESGMore investors view divestment favorably post-COP26, survey finds Dec 09, 2021Garnet RoachThirty-six percent of investors say they support divestment as a tool against climate change, up from 30 percent before COP26. That’s...Read more
ComplianceOpinion: Climate transition planning is the new net-zero Dec 03, 2021Veena Ramani In the deluge of climate change news in the past weeks, it is easy to have missed a very important development in the UK that has...Read more
ESG‘Companies aren’t making change at the speed needed’ Nov 11, 2021Ben AshwellCan you explain As You Sow’s history of shareholder advocacy on climate-related issues? We’ve been working on climate for more than a...Read more
ComplianceSEC gives insight on climate change disclosure expectations Oct 05, 2021Folake Ayoola, Sean Donahue and John NewellThe SEC’s division of corporation finance last month published a sample letter outlining comments the division may make to companies...Read more
ShareholdersHuge investor coalition urges governments to accelerate climate action Sep 15, 2021Tim HumanA huge investor coalition has called on national governments to accelerate policy changes that will support investment in climate...Read more
ComplianceGensler expects climate disclosure proposal by year-end Aug 04, 2021Ben MaidenSEC chair Gary Gensler has given governance and compliance professionals a heads up on when they can expect to see the agency’s plans...Read more
ESGAlmost half back climate change proposal at Caterpillar Jun 15, 2021Ben MaidenShareholders at Caterpillar’s AGM last week almost nudged a proposal on climate change into the ‘approved’ column of this year’s proxy...Read more
ESGIndex investors continue to expand ESG focus, survey finds Jun 01, 2021Mike SchnitzelESG integration continues to rise at large asset managers, with the vast majority saying it played a greater role in engagement, proxy...Read more
ComplianceBiden targets climate-related financial risk May 21, 2021Ben MaidenPresident Joe Biden on Thursday issued an executive order intended to gather information about the financial risks posed by the...Read more