climate change

Comment: Why it pays to be a leader on climate

Jun 10, 2019

Back in 2000, CDP’s decision to ask every business worldwide to disclose its climate change-related data seemed to many to be over-...Read more

ESG

Global initiative aims to transform financial system with ESG focus

May 29, 2019

Andrew Holt

Global initiative aims to transform financial system with ESG focus

The OECD, World Bank and the UN Environment Program have united to call for an overhaul of the financial system, revising and...Read more

ESG

Investors underpricing impact of climate-related risks, says BlackRock

Apr 10, 2019

Andrew Holt

Investors underpricing impact of climate-related risks, says BlackRock

Asset manager behemoth BlackRock warns that investors are underpricing the impact of climate-related risks and need to rethink their...Read more

ESG

Australian firms must do more on climate change risks, says report

Mar 04, 2019

Andrew Holt

Australian firms must do more on climate change risks, says report

Australia’s biggest companies still have to fully grasp calls from regulators and investors to do more to mitigate the risks of...Read more

ESG

EC launches consultation on climate reporting for large listed companies

Feb 26, 2019

Andrew Holt

EC launches consultation on climate reporting for large listed companies

The European Commission (EC) has launched a consultation to finalize new guidelines for large listed companies reporting climate-...Read more

ESG

MSCI: Investors don’t have to hold companies ‘they can’t influence’

Jan 31, 2019

Judith Ugwumadu

MSCI: Investors don’t have to hold companies ‘they can’t influence’

Companies could suffer from significant shareholder rebellion this year, as index provider MSCI says investors will begin to raise...Read more

ESG

SSGA ramps up opposition to boards and management on ESG issues

Aug 17, 2018

Ben Ashwell

SSGA ramps up opposition to boards and management on ESG issues

State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) is among the world’s largest and leading asset managers to bring environmental and governance...Read more

ESG

Low-carbon science will drive future investor confidence, says CDP

Jul 20, 2018

Dexter Galvin

Low-carbon science will drive future investor confidence, says CDP

The enormous challenge of the Paris Agreement – to keep global temperature rises below 2°C – is also creating enormous opportunities...Read more

ESG

IR30: A look back at May 2014 – Investors turn up heat on climate change

Jul 05, 2018

Garnet Roach

IR30: A look back at May 2014 – Investors turn up heat on climate change

IR Magazine May 2014: Investors turn up the heat over climate change ‘Companies are facing a record number of climate-...Read more

ESG

Okapi signs new ESG specialist from ISS Corporate Solutions

Mar 29, 2018

Garnet Roach

Okapi signs new ESG specialist from ISS Corporate Solutions

Alexandra Higgins has joined proxy solicitation firm Okapi Partners as managing director, with a focus on governance and compensation...Read more

July

ESG

ESG Integration Forum – Summer 2020: Social media highlights

Following on from the success of the ESG Integration Forum last year, Corporate Secretary...Read more

Reporting

The week in investor relations: Earnings season, Twitter scams and climate action

- US companies kicked off an unprecedented earnings season that will show the impact of...Read more

ESG

How to move from CSR to ESG reporting

The notion of CSR has been around for years, its history going back to environmental...Read more

Buy side

The week in investor relations: Social issues, active ETFs and climate risk

Buy side – Investors taking part in an SEC roundtable called for more corporate...Read more

June

ESG

Impact investors favor climate impact, study finds

Climate action has received the biggest portion of public equity impact investment of all...Read more

Reporting

The week in investor relations: Unusual metrics, disclosure guidance and elevated IR

Markets – Unusual metrics such as restaurant bookings, airport traffic and direction...Read more

ESG

Two thirds of FTSE 100 mention TCFD in reporting, finds research

The number of FTSE 100 companies mentioning the Task Force on Climate-related Financial...Read more

ESG

Investors’ collaborative efforts accelerate, pressing IROs to do more on ESG

Following the tremendous growth of ESG and sustainable investing, institutional investors...Read more

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