In March 2022 at the fifth session of the UN Environmental Assembly, 175 nations passed Resolution 5/14 to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. This resolution…
…time to take stock of ESG and chart a path forward for the corporate sustainability movement. To that end I’ve spent the past two years shuttling between the warring factions in the debate, meeting with liberals and conservatives, critics…
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has 2.2 million members and assets of around $510 billion. It is the largest state pension fund in the U.S. On its website it notes that “Under the California Constitution, the…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has several roles and one of them is to regulate certain aspects of the shareholder proposal process. This process occurs when shareholders of a company submit proposals to be included in a…
…8. They have “upgraded” Article 6 funds, which are not claiming any sustainability benefits but still have to report on sustainability risks, to Article 8 and even Article 9. According to Morningstar, in the past quarter 220 funds…
…from all sides during the recent negotiations on the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). Opinions were plentiful, diverse, passionate,…
…from all sides during the recent negotiations on the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). Opinions were plentiful, diverse and…
On January 18, 2024 an organization called Centerline Liberties (Centerline) issued a press release titled “Center-Right Taxpayer Advocacy Leaders Unveil Free-market, Pro-growth Investment Principles Related to ESG.” Despite my rather deep…
New research conducted by sustainability experts Robert G. Eccles and Alison Taylor, in partnership with GlobeScan and Salesforce, identifies a major barrier to value creation: most enterprises have not yet fully…
…for defining “sustainable business activities” is the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which specifies how companies report on their sustainability performance. It is extra-territorial in scope and will apply to…
…and expectations for corporations. Through the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), a set of 12 European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) have been developed by the Sustainability Reporting Board (SRB)…
I realize it seems like a bit of a stretch to pose this question. But trust me. I have a good reason for doing so. It’s important to know the answer to this question. If it is, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Chairman of the House Judiciary…
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