New Corporate “E” and “S” QualityScores For 1,500 Companies Are In Addition to the Core “G” Score for Corporate Governance For Investors / Fiduciaries... More “big news” for both corporate sustainability officers and sustainable investment professionals at the start of 2018: Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), which began operations in the… Read More
THE UNIVERSE OF ESG RANKERS SERVING INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR CLIENTS EXPANDS to Include a Significant Player: Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS)
January 16, 2018
ISS’ Traditional Corporate Governance Focus Expanding to Encompass Environmental & Social QualityScores for Roughly 1,500 Public Companies Coming in January…And Expanding to 5,000 Issuers in Q2 A significant new player is now entering the universe of the growing number of third-party organizations providing institutional investors with ESG rankings and data… 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
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
The MacBride Principles are still with us - but public corporations may not be so closely watching. They should be. The fair employment guidelines for Northern Ireland (the 6 counties of Ireland that are part of the United Kingdom, created in 1921 as the separate independent Republic Of Ireland was… Read More
KKR: Private Equity Industry Leader in ESG / Sustainable Investing
November 21, 2017
Issue 4.3 Interview With Elizabeth Seeger, Director, Public Affairs at KKR According to the authoritative Pensions & Investments survey in 2015, the top 10 private equity firms accounted for almost 60% of the total P/E assets under management (US$1.5 trillion) of the largest 50 P/E firms. Familiar names were in… 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
CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY REPORTING: WHERE ARE WE, WHAT IS THE ROAD AHEAD… KMPG’s 2017 Global Survey Yields Important Information
November 21, 2017
Issue 4.2 We present highlights of the 10th survey of corporate responsibility reporting by KPMG for you. Results represent a survey of 4,900 companies in 49 countries & regions, deep analysis of corporate reporting revealed important trends that are of value to managers responsible for CR reporting in their respective… Read More
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
SDGs AND YOUR COMPANY: Linking Business Reporting to the Sustainable Development Goals
August 29, 2017
Issue 1.2 A Copy of "An Analysis Of The Goals And Targets" Published by GRI, UNGC and PwC is Available For You Publicly-traded and privately-owned companies play a key role in collaborating with stakeholders and adopting strategies, aligning SD Goals & Targets with corporate mission, developing strategies, taking action, and reporting on progress.… Read More
Issue 1.1 - August 2017 More climate-related disclosure in your company's income statement / cash flow statement / balance sheet? How will your company be affected? How will you be affected by the FSB TFCD guidelines for your company's ESG disclosure? The Financial Stability Board (FSB) is a global, multi-stakeholder organization that brings… Read More
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