Issuers Put the $ in ESG
Public companies have been talking a big game on ESG for years. Now they’re putting their money where their mouth is.
Well, some of them are. Of ...
Podcast Preview: ESG Comes to the Earnings Call
Nature abhors a vacuum. It turns out that maxim might be true in investor relations as much as anything else. We’ve all noticed, for instance, the t...
SEC Rule May Generate Public Perception Concerns Around Stakeholder Proposals
Sometimes great ideas take a while to catch on. The legendary sitcom Seinfeld took five seasons just to crack the top 20 shows in the Neilson ratings....
Vanguard Says No on Pay at Alphabet, Uber
“Over the past year, the pandemic, economic uncertainty, and a historic social justice movement have brought environmental, social, and governance r...
SEC Rule on Human Capital Disclosure Leaves Specifics to Issuers
In a year dominated by conversation of furloughs, payroll protection and corporate diversity, it’s no shock that investors are hungry for informatio...
Is the “Stakeholder” Movement Already Dead?
Last week marked the one-year anniversary of the Business Roundtable (BRT) statement on corporate purpose. You remember it – the announcement that s...