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Tag: ESG

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(Rooney) Ruled Out? Lawsuit Undermines Perception of NFL Diversity Policy

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As corporations have wrestled with promoting diversity and inclusion in their upper ranks, some stakeholders have drawn inspiration from an unlikely source: pro football. However, a new lawsuit may dampen their enthusiasm when it comes to f...

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Public Shifts ESG Focus to Human Capital

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When we talk about the environmental, social and governance issues prevalent in corporate boardrooms, climate change tends to dominate the conversation. Topics such as strategies for reducing a company’s environmental footprint also seem to...

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Shaky Accounting Calls Corporate Emissions Data Into Question

Wind turbine near a Factory: Eco-friendly power source, reducing emissions

A sharp decline in greenhouse gas emissions represented one of the few positive developments to come from the coronavirus-induced slowdown of 2020. As people put life on pause to combat the spread of the virus, U.S. carbon emissions dropped...

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ESG-Focused Activist Investors to Get Even More Active in 2022

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Not so long ago, the term “activist investor” conjured up images of famed corporate raiders like Carl Icahn. It didn’t matter if corporations were receptive to their involvement or not. They bought significant stakes in companies, put the s...

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Five Cs for Companies to Watch in 2022

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Meme stocks, the “gamification” of securities trading, and, of course, the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to create chaos were just a few of the stories that ultimately defined 2021 in the corporate world. At least one of those doesn’t look l...

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