The Needle Continues to Move Forward – Developments in Corporate Sustainability / Responsibility and Sustainable Investing Continue to Shape an Important Year

September 10, 2018

Third in the 2018 Series Continuing our commentary on the theme advanced by MSCI’s Linda Eiling Lee – that 2018 would be a year of Volume and Velocity with rapid, dramatic changes in sustainable investing and corporate sustainability, we bring you this update as the “new business year” begins after… Read More

California Leads the Way (Again) – State’s Giant Pension Funds Must Now Consider Portfolio Climate Risks & Report on Results – It’s the Law

September 6, 2018

There are two large pension funds in the State of California whose names and abbreviations are well known to other investors and to the boards and senior managements of the companies the funds invest in. These are the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (“CalPERS”) and the California State Teachers’ Retirement… Read More

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

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

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

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

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

The Needle Continues to Move Forward – Developments in Corporate Sustainability / Responsibility and Sustainable Investing Continue to Shape an Important Year

California Leads the Way (Again) – State’s Giant Pension Funds Must Now Consider Portfolio Climate Risks & Report on Results – It’s the Law

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

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

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