‘Hating ESG’: Advocates Are Looking to Replace the Label August 24, 2022 By Saijel Kishan and Frances Schwartzkopff A number of sustainable investing champions say it’s time for the “ESG” label to be shelved and replaced by something...
ESG’s ‘Social License’ Will Endure Even If the Letters Don’t August 10, 2022 By Tim Quinson It’s been a bumpy stretch for adherents of investment strategies based on environmental, social and governance data. Much has been...
ESG Managers Say Wave of Probes, Scorn Heralds Better Days Ahead July 1, 2022 By Isabelle Lee and Peyton Forte ESG investment strategies are being probed for deceptive labeling, criticized for excluding firms like Tesla Inc. and questioned as to...
More Insurers to Offer Better D&O Coverage to Businesses With Robust ESG Frameworks: Marsh June 30, 2022 Marsh announced today several enhancements to directors and officers liability (D&O) insurance offerings that could enable more clients to benefit...
Corporate America Looks for Leeway on U.S. Climate Disclosures June 22, 2022 By Katanga Johnson and Ross Kerber Business associations for top U.S.-listed companies have pushed back against a landmark proposal by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...
Nasdaq Urges SEC Not to Move Ahead with Climate Disclosure Plan June 17, 2022 By Katherine Doherty and Lydia Beyoud Nasdaq Inc. is pushing back against the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s plans to make publicly traded companies reveal detailed...
The SEC War on Greenwashing Has Begun June 15, 2022 By Tim Quinson For all the greenwashers out there on Wall Street, the party may really be over. There’s now little doubt that...
CEO-Worker Pay Gap Jumps in 2021 at Low-Wage Companies June 7, 2022 By Simon Jessop The pay gap between workers and CEOs at 300 publicly listed U.S. companies with the lowest median wage jumped in...
SEC to Unveil Rule to Crackdown on Funds ESG ‘Greenwashing’ May 25, 2022 By Katanga Johnson and Ross Kerber The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday will propose rule changes aimed at stamping out unfounded claims by...
Tesla Cut From S&P 500 ESG Index, and Elon Musk Tweets His Fury May 19, 2022 By Ross Kerber An S&P Dow Jones Indices executive told Reuters on Wednesday it has removed electric carmaker Tesla Inc. from the widely...