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Sustainability on the chopping block as economic squeeze bites, finds Gartner survey

Jul 26, 2022

As companies grapple with a ‘triple squeeze’ on finances, CEOs and CFOs say investment in M&A and sustainability will be the first to face cuts if the current economic situation doesn’t improve. Rising inflation, talent shortages and supply constraints are all taking their toll on companies, says ...

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The critical role of boards in addressing ESG issues

Jul 22, 2022

OnBoard Meetings

The critical role of boards in addressing ESG issues

Boards across nearly every industry around the globe face mounting pressure to be proactive on ESG issues. Yet many companies’ board and executive leaders remain uncertain on how best to approach such issues, or report on their progress to stakeholders. A recent ...

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ESG Integration Forum – Summer: Finding the road ahead amid headwinds

Jul 19, 2022

Ben Maiden

ESG Integration Forum – Summer: Finding the road ahead amid headwinds

Skepticism about ESG has presented itself recently in some high-profile examples of investors and lawmakers pushing back against what they view as putting values above value. But alongside another groundbreaking proxy season in 2022, discussions both on and around panels at IR Magazine and sister publication Corporate Secretary’s ...

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NRG Energy and JLL among winners of inaugural ESG Integration Awards

Jul 15, 2022

Ben Maiden

NRG Energy and JLL among winners of inaugural ESG Integration Awards

IR Magazine and sister publication Corporate Secretary have announced the winners of the inaugural ESG Integration Awards. The winners, selected by an independent panel of judges, were revealed yesterday following the ESG Integration Forum – Summer in New York. ...

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IR professionals to share advice at ESG forum next week

Jul 06, 2022

Ben Maiden

IR professionals to share advice at ESG forum next week

Leading investor relations and governance professionals will gather in New York next week to share their expertise and practical guidance on how colleagues can address some of the most pressing ESG issues facing US companies. Those include the implications of this year’s proxy season, getting boards on track to handle ESG and having successful communications with the outside world, including on political issues. ...

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Environment Agency chair warns greenwashing companies pose risk to investors

Jul 04, 2022

James Beech

Environment Agency chair warns greenwashing companies pose risk to investors

Companies that believe their own greenwash are embedding liability, storing up risk for their investors. That’s according to Emma Howard Boyd, chair of the UK’s Environment Agency and interim chair of the independent, commercially minded Green Finance Institute, speaking at the UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment Annual Forum at the Institution of Civil Engineers in London today. ...

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Research highlights 74 percent gender pay gap among FTSE 100 directors

Jul 04, 2022

Garnet Roach

Research highlights 74 percent gender pay gap among FTSE 100 directors

Male corporate directors, who dominate higher-paid executive positions across the FTSE 100, earn 74 percent more than female directors serving the UK’s biggest companies. That’s the finding from new research published by Mattison Public Relations, which shows the average compensation for male directors at those firms is now £935,000 (...

Topics

Sustainability on the chopping block as economic squeeze bites, finds Gartner survey

The critical role of boards in addressing ESG issues

ESG Integration Forum – Summer: Finding the road ahead amid headwinds

NRG Energy and JLL among winners of inaugural ESG Integration Awards

IR professionals to share advice at ESG forum next week

Environment Agency chair warns greenwashing companies pose risk to investors

Research highlights 74 percent gender pay gap among FTSE 100 directors

Unilever, Nestlé and NatWest named top for website ESG communications

The critical role of boards in addressing ESG issues

NRG Energy and JLL among winners of inaugural ESG Integration Awards

ESG Integration Forum – Summer: Finding the road ahead amid headwinds

Sustainability on the chopping block as economic squeeze bites, finds Gartner survey

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