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Nasdaq has recorded a significant jump in ESG issues being discussed on corporate issuers’ quarterly conference calls, with around 65 percent of Russell 3000 firms and 76 percent of MSCI USA ESG Leaders talking ESG in Q1 2022.  The most popular ESG topics over the quarte...

ESG topics have often been considered as long-term-oriented. But a growing number of companies are raising ESG talking points on their earnings calls and ESG strategy is now a crucial component of corporate and investor communications. Analysis by FactSet of the S&P 500’s earnings calls from June 15 to September 5, 2021 shows there was a record high in the number of firms mentioning ESG – up to 150 companies.   ...

With the S&P having the worst first half of a year since 1970 and interest rates spiking faster than they have in 35 years, the markets are clearly signaling concerns about the future of the economy and corporate profits. At the same time 77 percent of companies in the S&P 500 beat first-quarter estimates - a strong indication that many companies are not yet experiencing distressed business conditions. ...

While the material topics didn’t change much between CLP’s 2020 and 2021 sustainability reports, the way the company discussed the key issues underwent a sizable shift, according to Hendrik Rosenthal, director of group sustainability at the Hong Kong-based power business. For the 2021 report, CLP deployed a double-materiality approach, explains Rosenthal in a video interview with IR Magazine (scroll down for video). ‘What’s relevant from an enterpri...