When my private equity peers ask me how to handle ESG disclosures, my answer is typically, “don’t let the tail wag the dog.” What I mean, is it’s better to proactively report on what you know to be ...

Benchmark administrators should review the quality of their ESG benchmark disclosures ahead of a review by EU regulators during 2024. On 13 December 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority ...

A Securities and Exchange Commission official said the agency must establish environmental, social and governance disclosure policy that is "innovative" and can keep up as the increasingly popular ...

Advising on ESG strategies is one way to expand your niche and attract new clients. After all, environmental, social and governance factors may be top of mind for clients who prefer an investment ...

The ESG agenda today is a boardroom staple. Since it exploded into the mainstream in the late 2010s driven by major global ...

There was a time when the biggest pressure on companies in environmental, social and governance issues came in the form of PR and marketing challenges posed by activist shareholders and proxy advisory ...

MUMBAI, Mar 30 (IFR) - India's market regulator has introduced ESG disclosures for listed companies and a regulatory framework for ESG rating providers. The Securities and Exchange Board of India said ...

Risks issuers face currently weren't a consideration 50 years ago, noted Richard Freund, associate director at CDP North America, at a session at The Bond Buyer's National Outlook Conference Thursday.

Both the Labor Department and the SEC are working on proposals whose thrust is to encourage the use of ESG factors, an abrupt reversal of Trump administration policy. By Mark Schoeff Jr. Federal ...

Companies are internally shifting focus to prioritize ESG oversight, controls and disclosure to prepare for increasing demand for high quality sustainability disclosures. In 2021 and again in 2022, ...

As investors clamor for reliable corporate reporting and regulators around the world introduce mandatory climate disclosure requirements, there is still confusion around ESG metrics and disclosures – ...

Directors should also pay close attention to the ongoing cultural and political conflicts relating to ESG. With high stakes on all sides, the level of reputational risk in this area is likely to ...