Are ESG Ratings Agencies Up to the Task?
Back in the 1980s, Diff’rent Strokes aired a “very special episode” in which the Drummond family taught viewers a lesson about air pollution. On...
Intelligize Unveils Playbook for ESG Shareholder Proposals
Sustainable packaging. Political spending. Executive compensation.
These were just a few of the environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters ...
The Dirt on Greenwashing
Last month, Amazon founded The Climate Pledge, an environmental initiative to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040. In doing so, it noted that signatorie...
Business Roundtable Statement Spurs Lively Debate
For decades, corporations in the United States have enjoyed the luxury of operating with a single-minded focus on creating shareholder value. They’v...
Coming to Terms With Marrying Sustainability and Executive Compensation
In 1970, influential economist Milton Friedman made a bold proclamation in an essay for The New York Times that changed the face of business ethics. F...
Hester Peirce Goes Hester Prynne on ESG
Let there be no doubt about Hester Peirce’s feelings when it comes to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. During her tenure with the ...