ESG Archive

Political spending increasingly seen as ESG metric as transparency rating reaches new milestone

Nov 02, 2023

3 min read

As the US prepares for a ‘hard-fought presidential election year with control of the White House, Congress and key state-level...

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Shell ranks second for ESG efforts despite backtracking on oil-reduction promises

Oct 17, 2023

By Hemma Visavadia

2 min read

Shell has ranked in the top five for sustainability communications despite its public U-turn on reducing oil production. The...

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Net-zero targets: Carbon dioxide removal essential in meeting company goals

Oct 11, 2023

By Staff Writers

5 min read

Companies are coming under increasing pressure to set – and meet – climate goals, according to Nasdaq’s 2023 Global Net Zero Pulse...

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Firms’ climate failings may lead to alienation of financial institutions

Oct 10, 2023

By Hemma Visavadia

2 min read

New research compiled by a network of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) finds that there have been 4,842 companies blacklisted...

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What does the S in ESG mean in emerging markets?

Oct 09, 2023

By Noemi Distefano

10 min read

Traditionally, it’s been more straightforward to benchmark a company’s performance against environmental and governance factors –...

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DIRFdagen: ESG and AI top the agenda at Danish IR conference

Oct 05, 2023

By Thomas Kudsk Larsen

4 min read

Under the banner ‘IR – now and beyond’, the Danish IR society (DIRF) hosted its annual conference on September 21, with 125...

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Investor group targets 100 companies over nature loss

Sep 28, 2023

By Tim Human

2 min read

Institutional investors have launched an engagement campaign with 100 companies over nature loss. The investors, part of campaign...

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EU parliament to crack down on greenwashing claims

Sep 21, 2023

By Hemma Visavadia

2 min read

The European Parliament has reached a provisional agreement to implement new rules banning misleading greenwashing advertisements...

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Should IROs do formal ESG training?

Sep 20, 2023

By Tim Human

8 min read

Patrick Kiss, head of investor and public relations at Deutsche EuroShop, wasn’t planning to take any more exams. ‘But life always...

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US investors back fewer environmental and social proposals during proxy season

Sep 14, 2023

By Hemma Visavadia

2 min read

US investor support for environmental and social (E&S) proposals fell by 10 percentage points during this year’s proxy season...