ESGThe week in GRC: NYC comptroller presses BlackRock on climate commitments and senator questions ESG raters Sep 23, 2022Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that, according to people familiar with the matter, Instacart doesn’t intend to raise...Read more
BoardroomMind your own business: Balancing stakeholder demands in politically fraught times Sep 22, 2022Garnet RoachThe pressure for companies to have a public view on everything from George Floyd’s murder and the Black Lives Matter movement to ‘don’...Read more
ShareholdersActivism research: ESG support dips while aviation faces risks Sep 20, 2022Garnet RoachA new report on ESG activism in 2022 from Insightia notes that, in the space of a year, support for ESG activism proposals has begun...Read more
ESGESG Integration Awards: Energy Recovery on getting its ESG message across Sep 16, 2022Sarah WelshEnergy Recovery was the winner in the best ESG communications category at Corporate Secretary and sister publication IR Magazine ’s...Read more
ESGESG Integration Awards: Gilead Sciences’ work on diversity Sep 14, 2022Sarah WelshFoster City, California-headquartered Gilead Sciences was awarded the best diversity, equity & inclusion (DE&I) prize at...Read more
ComplianceOpinion: SEC (finally) jumps into ESG fund fracas Sep 13, 2022Douglas Chia Asset managers of all stripes have pushed ESG investments, and investors continue to gobble them up. According to Morningstar, there...Read more
BoardroomESG Integration Awards: NRG Energy and board oversight Sep 13, 2022Sarah WelshNRG Energy scooped the prize for best board oversight of ESG at Corporate Secretary and sister publication IR Magazine ’s inaugural...Read more
ESGHow JLL approaches its ESG strategy Sep 12, 2022Sarah WelshThe inaugural ESG Integration Awards – celebrating the ESG work of governance and investor relations teams – were presented in July by...Read more
ESGApple faces workers’ rights shareholder proposal Sep 08, 2022Ben MaidenA coalition of investors including representatives of New York City and union members has filed a shareholder proposal with Apple...Read more
ESGReal estate and energy sectors branded ‘ESG laggards’ but outperform peers, Federated Hermes finds Sep 07, 2022James BeechEnvironmental factors have become a statistically meaningful driver of shareholder returns over the past two years, according to ESG...Read more