Shareholder proposals to watch this proxy season: climate, racial equity, stakeholder capitalism
Heading into the 2021 proxy season, investors are increasingly focused on equity issues, climate change, and the broader role of companies in society. Shareholders filed at least 435 ESG-related share...
9 Huhti 202135min
State Street Global Advisors expects a data 'revolution'
Last week, State Street Global Advisors released its annual asset stewardship report. With nearly $3.5 trillion in assets under management, the firm is one of the world's largest asset managers. In 20...
2 Huhti 202119min
Why companies, investors should be worried about water
World Water Day was March 22nd, and we're marking the occasion by looking at the looming threat of water scarcity and the lack of investor appetite for financing water-related projects. According to t...
25 Maalis 202125min
EU revolutionizes sustainability regulation with SFDR
New sustainable finance disclosure regulations came into force in Europe on March 10 as part of the EU's push towards making the economy greener. The new Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, or ...
22 Maalis 202114min
Diversity data is lacking; New report seeks to fix that
Investors, customers and employees are paying increasing attention to corporate diversity. That was true for gender in the wake of the #MeToo movement, and it has been increasingly true of race follow...
12 Maalis 202113min
Banks' big green EU taxonomy challenge
Investors and banks have less than a year to comply with the European Union's new taxonomy for sustainable activities. In this episode, we explore the challenges financial institutions face in applyin...
5 Maalis 202117min
When climate science and business collide
Investor pressure is growing for companies and financial institutions to assess and disclose their exposure to climate risks such as wildfires, sea-level rise, hurricanes and other extreme weather eve...
26 Helmi 202130min
Global stimulus funds fall short of boosting green economy
Over the last year, 30 of the world's richest countries have poured an unprecedented $14.9 trillion into stimulus spending to help revive their pandemic-hit economies. Some hoped that this massive wav...
19 Helmi 202117min
