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IR Magazine Think Tank – Europe: How to communicate the S in ESG to your investors

Jun 28, 2022

Covid-19 has raised the bar on the importance among investors of the social or S factor in ESG, almost to the same level as environmental factors, IROs were warned at the latest IR Magazine Think Tank – Europe. Corporate culture has been of growing interest to investors over the past five years, but how best to communicate that culture to inv...

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CtrlPrint's biannual survey: The production of a sustainability report

Jun 23, 2022

Azhar Zaman

CtrlPrint's biannual survey: The production of a sustainability report

At CtrlPrint we produce and publish a biannual survey called ‘The production of a sustainability report’, which focu...

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Nominees announced for ESG Integration Awards 2022

Jun 22, 2022

Ben Maiden

Nominees announced for ESG Integration Awards 2022

IR Magazine and online sister publication Corporate Secretary are delighted to announce the short lists for their inaugural ESG Integration Awards. The winners, selected by an independent panel of judges, will be revealed following the ESG Integration Forum – Summer on Thursday, July 14 in New York. ...

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‘Transparency has to increase’: Highlights from the ESG Integration Forum – Asia 2022

Jun 21, 2022

Tim Human

‘Transparency has to increase’: Highlights from the ESG Integration Forum – Asia 2022

Earlier this month, IR Magazine held its first ESG Integration Forum – Asia. The event brings together different stakeholders from within companies, such as IR, sustainability and legal professionals, to discuss how to adapt to the growing focus on ESG issues. In the first session, speakers discussed how the ESG landscape has shifted in Asia over recent years. They talked about how clima...

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Proxy voters ignore environmental and social issues, finds ESG research by Planet Tracker

Jun 14, 2022

James Beech

Proxy voters ignore environmental and social issues, finds ESG research by Planet Tracker

Critical ESG issues, including plastic pollution and declining biodiversity, are failing to make the agendas of shareholder meetings despite rocketing numbers of ESG proposals over the past decade, according to a nonprofit financial think tank. ESG practices, metrics and regulations have been a strong theme during the US proxy voting season. The number of ESG proposals tabled for discussion at annual meetings has shot up 80 percent, finds research by Planet Tracker....

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EU reaches landmark agreement for 40 percent female board representation

Jun 08, 2022

Garnet Roach

EU reaches landmark agreement for 40 percent female board representation

A new quota to boost female representation on corporate boards across the EU was provisionally approved last night, having stalled in the European Council (EC) for the last decade. The so-called Women on Boards directive targets the ‘under-represented sex’ – in the vast majority of cases women – and will see EU-listed companies required to have...

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Making an impact: How companies are accentuating the positive on ESG

Jun 07, 2022

Sarah Welsh

Making an impact: How companies are accentuating the positive on ESG

Long gone are the days when ESG activity received a token mention in shareholder communications. Telling a company’s ESG story is now a critical part of the IR function as shareholders increasingly want to understand the positive impact of their investments and the pledges companies are making toward progressive actions. In a complex landscape of fragmented ESG aims and commitments, there’s currently little in terms of relatable ambitions investors can benchmark...

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IR Magazine Think Tank – Europe: How to communicate the S in ESG to your investors

CtrlPrint's biannual survey: The production of a sustainability report

Nominees announced for ESG Integration Awards 2022

‘Transparency has to increase’: Highlights from the ESG Integration Forum – Asia 2022

Proxy voters ignore environmental and social issues, finds ESG research by Planet Tracker

EU reaches landmark agreement for 40 percent female board representation

Making an impact: How companies are accentuating the positive on ESG

Unilever, Nestlé and NatWest named top for website ESG communications

The critical role of boards in addressing ESG issues

NRG Energy and JLL among winners of inaugural ESG Integration Awards

ESG Integration Forum – Summer: Finding the road ahead amid headwinds

Sustainability on the chopping block as economic squeeze bites, finds Gartner survey

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