ESG Archive

Nasdaq is moving to increase diversity on the boards of its listed companies amid growing pressure from investors and state laws for greater inclusion of under-represented groups – or at least disclosure around the issue. Nasdaq on Tuesday filed a proposal with the SEC to adopt new listing rules. Failure to comply will result in a company being ki...

Improved long-term returns and risk mitigation are the key motivators behind ESG integration, according to a series of snap polls held at the recent Truvalue Labs ESG Investing Forum, with social named as the most difficult element to analyze and integrate. Almost two thirds (72 percent) of respondents say social is the most difficult to analyze and integrate, while less than a fifth (18 percent) say environmental and just 10 percent say governance is most difficult...

During the depths of the first lockdown, you could be forgiven for expecting to see ESG issues jettisoned from corporate strategy for the foreseeable future. As businesses immediately focused on navigating the huge challenges of the crisis, fighting to continue their operations and adapting to remote working, it certainly appeared that there was a move away from broader concerns such as climate change and diversity.  Over the past few months, however, there ...

Corporate boards are committed to increasing diversity: that’s the message from Diligent and the NYSE in a new study showing that 81 percent of companies either have a diversity plan in place or intend to create one. Just over half (54 percent) of companies say they already have a plan in place to boost board diversity, while a further 27 percent tell researchers this is something they intend to do in the future. That’s according to the new report ...