Photograph of skyscrapers with glass windows from the ground facing up to a blue sky

Tag: ESG

Eco-friendly investing with a torn bag

BlackRock Facing Political Pressure from Both Sides Over ESG

Eco-friendly investing with a torn bag

Perhaps it’s the curse of being the world’s largest asset manager, but it seems like BlackRock just can’t win when it comes to ESG investing. No one is shedding any tears for an investment firm with $8.5 trillion in assets under its control...

Read More
Puppeteer's control, strings of power

Report Says Big Polluters Shield CEO Pay from Climate Incentives

Puppeteer's control, strings of power

Forget about hearts or stomachs; the way to achieving a company’s ESG goals runs through the CEO’s pocketbook. It’s a popular line of thinking, anyway. Making CEOs’ compensation dependent on their companies reaching environmental, social an...

Read More
Jacksonville, FL city skyline with view of river and bridge

Conservative Politicians Unite in Attacks on Corporate ESG Initiatives

Jacksonville, FL city skyline with view of river and bridge

With the 2022 midterm elections just weeks away, many Republican politicians’ campaigns are zeroing in on corporate ESG programs as objects of derision. They’re painting companies’ environmental, social and governance initiatives as stealth...

Read More
Outdated firepower meets excessive executive salaries

As Executive Compensation Booms, Closer Scrutiny Looms

Outdated firepower meets excessive executive salaries

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before, but corporate CEOs made a lot of money last year. According to a new report from the AFL-CIO, the chief executives of companies in the S&P 500 earned an average of $18.3 million in total compensa...

Read More
Organized shareholder proposals and paper files.

2022 Proxy Season in Review: More Shareholder Proposals, Less Support

Organized shareholder proposals and paper files.

Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden had a famous saying that summed up his approach to management: “Don’t mistake activity for achievement.” Doing something doesn’t necessarily mean anything was accomplished, in other words. Followi...

Read More