ESGMaking an impact: How companies are accentuating the positive on ESG Jun 07, 2022Sarah WelshLong gone are the days when ESG activity received a token mention in shareholder communications. Telling a company’s ESG story is now...Read more
Buy sideEvents preview: Geopolitical disruption, rising costs and changing IR demands Jun 06, 2022Staff WritersIR Magazine will help IR practitioners get to grips with the repercussions of global disruption on investor relations and...Read more
Technology & Social MediaThe week in investor relations: Executives ‘buy the dip,’ male applicants question Goldman Sachs’ hiring policies and a tech-risk deep dive Jun 01, 2022Garnet Roach– Corporate executives have been buying shares in their companies at a rate not seen since the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic,...Read more
ESGHow a sustainability index can keep Exxon but drop Tesla – and three ways to fix ESG ratings to meet investors’ expectations May 27, 2022Tom LyonESG stands for environmental, social and governance, and ESG ratings are meant to gauge companies’ performance in those areas. About...Read more
Buy sideBear-market necessities: Highlights from the IR Magazine Think Tank – East Coast 2022 May 24, 2022Tim HumanThe stock market sell-off, renewed shareholder activism and incoming SEC rules were just a few of the topics discussed by IR...Read more
ESGStagflation fears over Ukraine prompt investor rethink on ESG May 11, 2022James BeechA fifth of surveyed institutional investors fear the war in Ukraine will trigger a global financial crisis worse than the Great...Read more
CareersIR remit is expanding but pay not keeping up, say irlabs founders May 04, 2022Garnet RoachLaunched last year, Canadian IR firm irlabs is run by two women – Alyssa Barry and Caroline Sawamoto – who combine their experience of...Read more
Buy sideInvestors set new record, selling £836 mn of UK equities in April May 04, 2022Garnet RoachApril saw investors set a new record as they sold off around £836 mn ($1.05 bn) of UK equities, with two thirds of UK-focused funds...Read more
Case studiesCorporate do-gooder efforts can boost sales as long as they’re tied to corporate harm May 03, 2022Dionne NickersonCustomers spent more buying stuff from companies that engaged in corporate social responsibility (CSR) than those that didn’t – as...Read more
Case studiesCanadian Pacific, CN, Aecon and Hudbay Minerals gain most nominations for IR Magazine Awards – Canada 2022 Apr 27, 2022Tim HumanCanadian Pacific Railway is the current frontrunner for the IR Magazine Awards – Canada 2022 after picking up nine nominations,...Read more