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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…
Birthday The Beatles 1968 I know all of you who took the quiz in my previous piece “ How Well Do You Know Your Red States?: A Quiz On ESG ” are eager to get the answers so you can find out how well you’ve done. I will get to that soon but…
…It has become a term derided on both the left (“it’s not true sustainability”) and the right (“it’s a progressive political agenda”). Putting inflammatory rhetoric aside, it is healthy to have a debate about ESG. What it is and…
Increased politicization of “environmental, social and governance” (ESG) factors in investment has resulted in one side claiming it only promotes social and political objectives, and the other side claiming that ESG is always relevant to…
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