ReportingMulti-stakeholder approach yields higher returns, finds new study Jan 19, 2022Garnet RoachCompanies that fail to take a multi-stakeholder approach are missing out on far higher potential returns, according to a new study...Read more
ESGNasdaq’s Global IR Pulse Survey covers key challenges and shifting priorities for 2022 Jan 19, 2022Staff WritersSponsored content ‘ESG is the chief driver of meaningful shifts in IR strategy heading into 2022,’ states Foli Pontillo,...Read more
Buy sideInvestors pour money into Europe’s ESG ETFs during 2021, reports Morningstar Jan 18, 2022Tim HumanThe amount of money flowing to ESG-focused ETFs in Europe ‘accelerated strongly’ in 2021, helping to push overall ETF assets to all-...Read more
ESGAsia-Pacific investors taking ‘passive route to ESG,’ says Cerulli Associates Jan 12, 2022Garnet RoachAlthough ESG-focused ETFs make up just 4 percent of overall ESG assets in the Asia-Pacific region, research from Cerulli Associates...Read more
ESGThe 2022 outlook: What’s on the (proxy) cards this year? Jan 04, 2022Alexandra Higgins Bruce GoldfarbOver the past two years, the pandemic and other large-scale events have altered the landscape in which public companies operate. These...Read more
ESGProxy season preview: the UK view Dec 29, 2021Mike SchnitzelThis year there was an increase in contested remuneration policy votes and contested remuneration report votes, says Daniele Vitale,...Read more
ReportingCompanies setting climate goals without tracking emissions, survey finds Dec 22, 2021Ben MaidenMany companies are setting ambitious environmental targets and are confident about their understanding of the issues – but are lagging...Read more
ESGClimate and social issues expected to be front and center at AGMs Dec 15, 2021Mike SchnitzelVirtual meetings became the standard during the Covid-19 pandemic out of necessity and, with uncertainty over when this pandemic will...Read more
ReportingNorway oil fund: ‘We divested from 43 companies this year’ Dec 14, 2021Garnet RoachA new pre-screening assessment introduced by Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which manages Norway’s sovereign wealth fund (...Read more
Technology & Social MediaThe week in investor relations: The end of the pandemic, Vanguard’s new sustainability funds and the big BuzzFeed Spac withdrawal Dec 10, 2021Garnet Roach– America’s biggest bank is predicting an end to the pandemic and a return to global growth in the year ahead, according to CNN . ‘Our...Read more