Meet Hank Boerner, Chairman & Co-Founder, Governance & Accountability Institute @ #Intro2ESG Training

Presenting at Introduction to ESG, Sustainable & Impact Investment One–Day Training
The How & Why of Applying ESG to Corporate Valuations
Hosted by Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College/CUNY on June 15th
Introduction:  For professionals in the capital markets, and in the corporate sector, G&A Institute and Global Change Associates are teamed to present a one-day professional training program, hosted by Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College/CUNY, in midtown Manhattan.  This is an excellent introduction to the application of ESG factors to investment making decisions and corporate valuations.  Find out more at https://intro2esg.eventbrite.com
ESG = the corporate environmental, social or societal and corporate governance factors to be evaluated by the financial analyst, asset owner, asset manager, and others in the capital markets in looking beyond the financial in selecting public companies for “buy/sell/hold” portfolio management decisions. (This is also referred to as “sustainable investing,” “impact investing,” and similar titles by practitioners.)
The outstanding faculty presenting during the one-day course will include experts in ESG / sustainable / impact investing, covering topics such as best practices; data sources; analytical tools; research resources; methodologies; why ESG matters; and realized outcomes using these approaches to analysis and investment management.
MEET ONE OF YOUR COURSE LEADERS
Hank Boerner
Chairman & Co-Founder, Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc.
Topic:  Introduction to Corporate ESG Strategies, Performance, Actions — What is Corporate ESG & Why It Really Matters to Shareowners
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CAREER BACKGROUND: HANK BOERNER
Henry (Hank) Boerner is Chairman and Chief Strategist of Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc., a New York-based (for-profit) research, knowledge management, advisory and strategies service provider.  The company serves clients in the corporate sector, in capital markets organizations and organizations in the not-for-profit sector.
Hank leads the Institute team’s client engagements dealing with client engagement in such areas as sustainability, corporate responsibility, corporate governance, issue management, crisis management, disclosure, and strategic corporate communications.
During his career he has been a business & financial journalist, corporate manager, corporate strategist, issue management consultant, and senior level strategy advisor. For 30 years he has provided corporate and investment community clients with issues management strategies, advice and programs.
Hank’s current work is focused on identifying and addressing ESG issues (corporate environmental, societal, governance performance factors) and assisting corporate managements in developing their ESG strategies, organizing teams and initiatives, coaching executives, and facilitating disclosure and structured reporting on the progress of the company’s sustainability journey.
Hank was a managing partner in the Rowan & Blewitt management consulting organization for two decades before co-founding the Institute.  (The Rowan & Blewitt issue and crisis management practice served Fortune 100 clients,  and was acquired by Interpublic Group of Companies – NYSE:IPG.)
Hank is active in key professional organizations including: the US Forum for Sustainable & Responsible Investing (US SIF); its analyst network, SIRAN; the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD); New York Society of Securities Analysts (NYSSA – he is chair of the Sustainable Investing Committee); and,  the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI).  He was recognized by the NACD in the prestigious Directorship 100 ranking, in 2011 and 2012 as one of “people to watch in corporate governance affairs.”
He serves on the Global Advisory Council of Cornerstone Capital Group, a New York-based financial services firm that applies sustainable finance across the capital markets (investment consulting, investment banking).  Principal:  Erika Karp, former head of global research, UBS.  Information at  http://cornerstonecapinc.com/bios/hank-boerner/
Hank has been a contributing editor for Corporate Finance Review ( a journal for CFOs and corporate finance managers) published by Thomson Reuters) from 2002 to 2015, commenting on trends in corporate governance, sustainability and related issues.  He now provides this commentary to T-R’s “Accounting & Compliance Alert” service. He has authored commentaries for Financial Times, Bloomberg BNA, and numerous print and digital platforms.  He is co-author of “Strategic Governance – Enabling Financial, Environmental & Social Sustainability,” published in 2010.  His current boo — “Trends Emerging — a Look Head Ahead of the Curve in ESG / Sustainability / CR / SRI”  will be published in July 2016.
Earlier in his career, Hank was a board-elected officer and head of communications of the New York Stock Exchange, managing NYSE communications and advising listed companies on timely disclosure, transparency and disclosure and reporting. At the start of his corporate career, he was American Airlines’ national corporate responsibility officer; later, he was a senior communications officer of the NY Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
He served as staff advisor in New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller’s administration, and later, provided counsel pro bono to Governor Mario M. Cuomo and Attorney General and then Governor Eliot Spitzer. Presently, he is informal advisor to New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, sole trustee of the New York State Common Fund, the retirement system for public employees throughout the state.
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