ShareholdersThe Vanguard of ESG engagement Jun 17, 2019Garnet RoachWhen Adrienne Monley started in the stewardship arm of Vanguard in 2015, as a leader on the US side, there were around a dozen people...Read more
ESGSSGA creates new ESG scoring system Jun 03, 2019Andrew HoltState Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has developed a system for scoring companies on ESG practices that aims to help boost the ESG...Read more
ESGGroups eye financial system overhaul with ESG focus May 29, 2019Andrew HoltThe OECD, World Bank and UN Environment Program have joined together to call for placing sustainable finance at the center of an...Read more
ESGSASB Investor Advisory Group recruits 15 new members May 22, 2019Andrew HoltThe Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) has expanded its Investor Advisory Group (IAG), a collection of leading asset...Read more
ShareholdersInvestors focus on board diversity for 2019 proxy season Feb 18, 2019Garnet RoachMore than half (53 percent) of investors say board diversity is top of mind going into this year’s proxy season, according to the 2019...Read more
ESGConsidering ESG materiality is part of fiduciary duty, says Cornerstone Capital CEO Jan 09, 2019Ben AshwellESG is on the minds of investors – both active and passive – and it’s incumbent on IR teams, corporate secretaries and other in-house...Read more
ComplianceGroups work on non-financial reporting standards alignment Nov 14, 2018Ben AshwellLeading institutions in non-financial reporting – including the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), the Climate...Read more
ESGSASB launches new materiality reporting framework Nov 07, 2018Ben AshwellThe Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) today launched its 77 industry-specific reporting standards for companies to...Read more
AppointmentsCalSTRS hires new corporate governance head Oct 31, 2018Ben MaidenCalSTRS has hired Kirsty Jenkinson as its next director of corporate governance, starting in January 2019. Jenkinson is joining...Read more
ESGCeres demands better corporate sustainability reporting Aug 22, 2018Veena Ramani, CeresIn 2008, the world was plunged into a financial crisis because investors made bad decisions on financial risks they didn’t fully...Read more