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Tag: ESG

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Observers Say ESG Disclosure Principles Need Refreshing

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Influential management consultant Peter Drucker famously said that if you can’t measure something, you can’t manage it. In other words, you can never tell how something is performing if you lack a way to quantify its performance. That’s all...

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Climate Disclosure Brings Water Scarcity into Focus

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When we talk about environmental risks, carbon emissions usually come to mind first. New regulations from the Securities and Exchange Commission, however, should raise the visibility of water for companies too, after working water-related f...

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Is Corporate ESG Expertise Sufficient?

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Corporate ESG programs have endured a bumpy ride the last few years. As ESG has evolved from a trendy corporate buzzword to political lightning rod to key business initiative and fiduciary priority, regulators around the globe have codified...

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Frustrations Mount Over Differing Climate Disclosure Rules

Architectural blend with greenery, ESG uncertainties

The long slog to implementing sustainability-related disclosure rules for companies in the United States reached something of a conclusion last month. While issuers are coming to terms with what the Securities and Exchange Commission now re...

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Exxon Bypasses SEC, Seeks Court Order to Block ESG Shareholder Proposal

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As companies contemplate how best to respond to the rising number of environmental, social and governance (ESG) proposals from activist shareholders, Exxon Mobil has employed an unusual strategy to avoid such a vote. The oil giant is sidest...

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