ESG
INSIGHT: ESG-linked pay, 15 July, 2022
Paying for sustainable performance
How do you align ESG and value? Linking incentives to ESG targets needs focus, empowerment and co-ordination, recent research finds.
NEWS: Governance, 15 July, 2022
News round-up: this week in governance
Dutch stakeholder committees; Elon Musk’s next move on Twitter; C-suite partisanship in the US; ESG ‘no distraction’ from climate change.
NEWS: Climate risk reporting, 14 July, 2022
Business Roundtable takes aim at SEC climate risk reporting
Among its complaints, the Business Roundtable argues that no ‘safe harbor’ in the rules will increase the risk of corporate liability.
NEWS: ESG ratings, 11 July, 2022
Regulator to review impact of ESG ratings on firms
The FRC has commissioned a review to investigate how ESG ratings agencies and proxy advisers affect investment decisions.
INSIGHT: Governance, 11 July, 2022
Focus on the ‘G’ of ESG
Listening to what stakeholders define as valuable is the key to successful governance—and it will make corporate reporting much easier, too.
NEWS: Governance, 7 July, 2022
News round-up: this week in governance
Tax transparency; huge response to climate reporting proposals; corporate influence on regulations; EU human rights due diligence directive.
NEWS: ESG reporting, 6 July, 2022
Supreme Court ruling ‘may derail SEC’s climate reporting rules’
The decision to limit the US Environmental Protection Agency’s powers leaves the reporting rules open to challenge, fear observers.
NEWS: ESG reporting, 4 July, 2022
Greenwashing threatens shareholders’ interests
‘Companies that believe their own greenwash are embedding liability and storing up risk’, warns chair of UK Environment Agency.
NEWS: ESG-linked pay, 28 June, 2022
Half of corporate leaders reject pay as a main driver for ESG
Pay and incentives are ‘just one part’ of creating the right culture to boost ESG performance, survey finds.
NEWS: Webinar, 23 June, 2022
Stakeholder pressure increases urgency on ESG
Experts say pressure to act on ESG is coming from regulators, investors and a new generation of consumers and employees.