ESG Archive

Twenty new companies are being added to an index that focuses on the world’s most transparent companies, while 20 existing holdings are coming out. The Transparency Index, which aims to track the top 100 companies for openness and accountability, is updating its constituents for 2022, according to CNBC. Companies entering t...

Over the past two years, the pandemic and other large-scale events have altered the landscape in which public companies operate. These companies have been put to the test on how they are managing risks and opportunities throughout this period, especially as it relates to ESG practices. Such factors are being scrutinized by shareholders, who are using the power of their votes to push for progress in this area. Many of the largest institutional investors have taken a ...

The key theme of Australia's proxy season was executive remuneration. ‘We had some companies taking government aid and, while doing that, they paid bonuses and dividends,’ says Jana Jevcakova, managing director for corporate governance at Morrow Sodali. ‘Investors said government money is not there to subsidize bonuses and dividends.’ Jevc...

In late November, IR professionals and corporate secretaries gathered virtually to discuss the future of stakeholder engagement and sustainability reporting at the ESG Integration Forum – Europe. They had plenty to talk about. The forum took place shortly after the UN Climate Change conference in Glasgow, UK, which saw a raft of new commitments but failed to deliver on key hopes such as the phasing out of coal...