Reporting

CII targets better ESG and human capital disclosure

Apr 19, 2019

The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) has called for action to be taken to improve issuers’ reporting around human capital...Read more

ESG

Investors want more ESG information from companies

Feb 12, 2019

Andrew Holt

Investors want more ESG information from companies

Institutional Investors continue to want more information from companies about board composition and business strategy and how these...Read more

Reporting

Inside Estée Lauder’s three-year journey to online-only annual report

Jan 28, 2019

Ben Ashwell

Inside Estée Lauder’s three-year journey to online-only annual report

When it comes to corporate reporting, the old adage is that more disclosure isn’t necessarily better disclosure. While many companies...Read more

Shareholder targeting & ID

Spotlight on Asia: What every IRO should be thinking about heading into 2019

Dec 17, 2018

Staff Writers

Spotlight on Asia: What every IRO should be thinking about heading into 2019

In the final installment of our series on future gazing into 2019 , we turn our attention to Asia and hear the thoughts and plans of...Read more

Regulation

NYSE opens comp committee exemptions to more companies

Nov 29, 2018

Ben Maiden

NYSE opens comp committee exemptions to more companies

The SEC has approved changes to the NYSE’s listed company manual that will enable more smaller issuers to benefit from exemptions from...Read more

Reporting

SASB launches new materiality reporting framework

Nov 07, 2018

Ben Ashwell

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) today launched its 77 industry-specific reporting standards for companies to...Read more

Reporting

IR30: The changing emphasis on environmental reports

Nov 01, 2018

Jack Aldane

IR30: The changing emphasis on environmental reports

‘If the capital markets were to exercise preference for companies with superior environmental performance, this would constitute a...Read more

Reporting

Statistics in earnings release headlines can boost stocks, study finds

Oct 29, 2018

Ben Ashwell

Statistics in earnings release headlines can boost stocks, study finds

Companies that choose to insert financial figures into the headline of their earnings releases experience a three-day share price bump...Read more

ESG

Investors press for SEC rule on ESG disclosure

Oct 09, 2018

Ben Maiden

Investors press for SEC rule on ESG disclosure

A coalition of academics, institutional investors and government officials is lobbying the SEC to spell out what and when companies...Read more

Reporting

More companies highlight director skills in proxies, study finds

Aug 02, 2018

Ben Maiden

More companies highlight director skills in proxies, study finds

Proxy statements this year show a sharp rise in willingness to disclose board members’ skills, as companies become increasingly...Read more

August

ESG

ESG in transition: Can sustainability still save the world?

Financial investment with ESG criteria has entered a first phase of maturity in which...Read more

ESG

Unilever, Nestlé and NatWest named top for website ESG communications

New research has assessed 1,000 IR and corporate communications websites to produce a top...Read more

July

Reporting

The week in investor relations: Verifying climate data, Ben & Jerry’s sues Unilever and no news is bad news on racial pay equity

– According to The Wall Street Journal (paywall), firms that verify companies’ climate...Read more

Reporting

CLP Group discusses shift to double-materiality reporting

While the material topics didn’t change much between CLP’s 2020 and 2021 sustainability...Read more

Reporting

CalSTRS wants broader Scope 3 inclusion in SEC climate plan

CalSTRS is pressing the SEC to go further with its climate risk disclosure plans by,...Read more

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