…genus of Sherlock Holmes. Alaska is presenting itself as a leader in sustainability while disavowing this has anything to do with ESG. I will now recount the case in as forthright and accurate manner as I can, leaving out nothing…
On Monday September 18, 2023, the first day of Climate Week in New York City, I was privileged to attend the global launch of the recommendations of the Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) hosted by the New York Stock…
$2.5 trillion is a talismanic number. It represents that amount of opportunity for the ASEAN economic community, for cities, for exports in the ocean economy, for hydrogen, for embedded insurance, annual investment in energy…
In my previous piece I promised to provide some constructive feedback to 23 Red states based on a color spectrum analysis using the Red Index Score. While the overall progress of their anti-ESG legislative campaigns has been pretty paltry…
…are financially material. Good guidance on this is provided by the “Sustainability Accounting Standards Board” (SASB), now part of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). , can be quite helpful if this bill is passed.…
Last month Pleaides Strategy published a report titled “2023 STATEHOUSE REPORT: Right-Wing Attacks on the Freedom to Invest Responsibly Falter in Legislatures.” This report is based on a massive research effort which tracked 165 anti-ESG…
…ESG factors, such as those developed by the American NGO the Sustainability Accounting Standard Board (SASB), now part of the International Sustainability Standards Board(ISSB), are relevant to risk and return this makes perfect…
I pen this piece with trepidation but overwhelmed by inspiration. Signed Robert G. Eccles Date May 29, 2023 “Whatever you do, do it well. Do it so well that when people see you do it, they will want to come back and see you do it again,…
Over the past year, the debate over Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards in the United States has revealed stark policy contrasts between red and blue states. Red state officials have proposed and enacted “anti-boycott”…
A week ago today I published my piece analyzing the opening statements of witnesses Steven T. Marshall (Alabama Attorney General), Sean D. Reyes (Utah Attorney General), and Michael Frerichs (Illinois State Treasurer) at the May 10, 2023…
In my previous piece I declared how pleased I was with the little birthday surprise brought to me by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability as I turned 72. That day at 10:00 a.m. it held the hearing “ESG Part I: An Examination…
…of the DP is “to encourage an industry‑wide dialogue on firms’ sustainability‑related governance, incentives, and competencies. In a field where there are many initiatives taking place, our aim is to help narrow this field and help…
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