Critical Developments for CDP Responders in 2018 & 2019 — CDP Introduces Additional Alignment With FSB Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures Recommendations

August 14, 2018

By Hank Boerner – Chair & Chief Strategist, G&A Institute Corporate ESG Data, Data, Data – they're now everywhere and being digested, analyzed and applied to corporate equity analytics and portfolio decision-making. Whether your public company actively participates in the annual round of organizing responses to the ever-more comprehensive queries… Read More

Second in the Series: A BIG YEAR SHAPING UP, 2018 – Developments in Corporate Sustainability / Responsibility & in Sustainable Investing in 1Q

March 30, 2018

Update -- on First Quarter 2018 ESG / Sustainable Investment Developments Continuing our commentary on the theme suggested by MSCI's Linda Eiling Lee of Volume and Velocity in 2018 (of change) – current developments have been signalling dramatic and rapid changes in sustainable investing and corporate sustainability in the First Quarter… Read More

INVESTORS AND THE SDGS — AND YOUR COMPANY. How Are Investors Using the UN Sustainable Development Goals to Evaluate the Performance of Public Companies?

January 12, 2018

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by 193 nation-members of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015. There are 17 goals and 169 “subsets” or targets. To achieve the goals over time (out to the 2030 target date), collaboration among investors, companies, governments, the UN system, other multilateral… Read More

INVESTORS FOCUS ON CLIMATE CHANGE, GHG EMISSIONS at Fossil Fuel Companies – and Other Public Companies Beyond the Energy Sector

January 6, 2018

A growing number of institutional investors are focused on “De-carbonizing” their investment portfolios – New York City Pension Funds in the Lead... But the issues are not clear-cut, and the debate goes on among key players in the capital markets…on the investor and corporate sides. One of the leaders of… Read More

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION SPOTLIGHT: Sustainability Disclosure — Issuer Business Model, Board Oversight, and Compliance Responsibilities for Corporate Management, Boards & External Auditors

January 4, 2018

The American Bar Association, the largest legal trade organization with over 400,000 members worldwide, in more than 3,500 entities. ABA has long been a leader in promoting more effective corporate governance and rule of law, focusing attention on the challenges of global climate change, environmental pollution, renewable energy, sustainable development,… Read More

FROM OEKOM RESEARCH: Global Companies Pay Close Attention to Third Party Sustainability Rankings, Ratings — And Adjust Strategies Accordingly

November 21, 2017

Issue 4.1 It's a question often raised by boards and senior executives, posed to the management team members: What is the impact, if any, of third-party sustainability rating agencies on our position in the capital markets? Oekom, the global sustainability research organization, has been asking that question annually since 2013. And… Read More

CDP’S GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN PROGRAM: Making a Difference For Member Companies, Their Global Supply Chain Partners — and Key Investors

October 19, 2017

Issue 3.4 "The New World Order" and Your Company's Global Supply Chain Responsibility Today, we often speak of "globalization" and "global sourcing" and so on without much thought about how we got here -- it is encouraging to see what a growing number of companies are doing to "more responsibly manage"… Read More

The Authoritative Barron’s Magazine Now Sets the Pace: Sustainable Investing Is a Powerful Force in Today’s Capital Markets, So Say The Editors

October 10, 2017

Important update: February 4, 2018 -- see end of this brief for details. About Barron's It's the "bible" for Wall Street professionals, who take in the print and digital content (usually over the weekend) to find out more about the markets -- and then plunge into the serious work on… Read More

CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY LEADERS ARE ALREADY USING THE GRI STANDARDS BEFORE THE 2018 DEADLINE — As G4 Is “Retired” the New Standards Will Be Required For Corporate Reporting

August 31, 2017

Issue 1.9 The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is the world’s most used framework for corporate sustainability / responsibility / citizenship reporting. The first generation of the framework was launched in 1999-2000 (the “G1”), which evolved over time through a multi-stakeholder process shaping G2, G3, G3.1, G4, and on to become today’s GRI Standards. After July 1, 2018,… Read More

TUNE IN TO THE CHEMICAL FOOTPRINT PROJECT: Your Company’s Major Industrial And Retailing Customers May Be Involved In The Effort To Reduce Their Respective “Chemical Footprints” – And Investors Are On Board, Too

August 31, 2017

Issue 1.7 Question for you: Is your firm selling to Adidas AG, Becton Dickinson, Herman Miller, HP Inc, Johnson & Johnson, Levi Strauss, Wal-Mart Stores ... and other firms that are charting their chemical footprint? These companies are quantitatively measuring their own chemical footprint to develop information on such things… Read More

CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES – CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGES: Cities, Communities, Companies, Local Governments & States Take Up the Challenge

August 31, 2017

Issue 1.6 CITY LEADERS SAY: Climate Change Will Affect Their Populations and New Policies Are Needed – Along With Collaborations and Partnerships With Companies and the Capital Markets Background for you: The Federal government under the administration of President Donald Trump has signaled the official intention of withdrawal from the COP 21… Read More

SUPPLY CHAIN IN FOCUS: “Sustainability — Not a Choice, But a Given” The Theme of the Sustainability Consortium 2017 Impact Report

August 29, 2017

Issue 1.4 The Sustainability Consortium -- "TSC" -- was launched by the management of Wal-Mart Stores in 2007 with initial funding to the University of Arkansas and Arizona State University to develop approaches to greater sustainability; the Product Category Life Cycle Assessment was made public by the two schools… Read More

CDP IN FOCUS: Moving From “Transparency to Transformation,” The Organization Focuses On Transitioning to More of a “Sustainable Economy,” CDP Dedicates Its Work To Hurry The Transition Along

August 29, 2017

Issue 1.3 IN FOCUS: Carbon Emissions, Water, Forestry, Supply Chain, Sector Analysis, and New Tools and Resources for Companies' Use, New Science-based Targets, More Collaboration With Stakeholders, More and More Transparency... How will your company be affected? "Back when" -- approaching two decades ago -- a small team based in London began to… Read More

FROM OEKOM RESEARCH: Global Companies Pay Close Attention to Third Party Sustainability Rankings, Ratings — And Adjust Strategies Accordingly

CDP’S GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN PROGRAM: Making a Difference For Member Companies, Their Global Supply Chain Partners — and Key Investors

The Authoritative Barron’s Magazine Now Sets the Pace: Sustainable Investing Is a Powerful Force in Today’s Capital Markets, So Say The Editors

CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY LEADERS ARE ALREADY USING THE GRI STANDARDS BEFORE THE 2018 DEADLINE — As G4 Is “Retired” the New Standards Will Be Required For Corporate Reporting

CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES – CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGES: Cities, Communities, Companies, Local Governments & States Take Up the Challenge

SUPPLY CHAIN IN FOCUS: “Sustainability — Not a Choice, But a Given” The Theme of the Sustainability Consortium 2017 Impact Report

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