SEC Checks Greenwashing at ESG Funds
When you buy “organic” blueberries at the grocery store, you should be able to trust the label. When you buy “plant-derived” baby soap, you sh...
Intelligize Report: Unicorn IPOs Offer Rainbow of Storylines
Last year at this time, Intelligize published its first-ever report on unicorn IPOs. Now we’re releasing our second edition, and like the sequel to ...
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...