ESG Archive

‘Transparency has to increase’: Highlights from the ESG Integration Forum – Asia 2022

Jun 21, 2022

4 min read

Earlier this month, IR Magazine held its first ESG Integration Forum – Asia. The event brings together different stakeholders from...

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Proxy voters ignore environmental and social issues, finds ESG research by Planet Tracker

Jun 14, 2022

By James Beech

2 min read

Critical ESG issues, including plastic pollution and declining biodiversity, are failing to make the agendas of shareholder...

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Back to nature: Inside the growth of biodiversity as an ESG issue

Jun 13, 2022

By Garnet Roach

4 min read

Do you know what your company’s impact is on the rainforests? Have you worked out what risks water scarcity might pose to your...

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EU reaches landmark agreement for 40 percent female board representation

Jun 08, 2022

By Garnet Roach

3 min read

A new quota to boost female representation on corporate boards across the EU was provisionally approved last night, having stalled...

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Making an impact: How companies are accentuating the positive on ESG

Jun 07, 2022

By Sarah Welsh

3 min read

Long gone are the days when ESG activity received a token mention in shareholder communications. Telling a company’s ESG story is...

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How a sustainability index can keep Exxon but drop Tesla – and three ways to fix ESG ratings to meet investors’ expectations

May 27, 2022

By Tom Lyon

5 min read

ESG stands for environmental, social and governance, and ESG ratings are meant to gauge companies’ performance in those areas...

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How the pursuit of a better ESG rating drove ENN Energy forward

May 12, 2022

By Shirley Kwok

7 min read

ENN Energy positions itself as a clean energy service provider that offers low-carbon solutions for industrial, commercial and...

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Companies worth $38 tn sign up for science-based climate targets

May 12, 2022

By James Beech

3 min read

Global companies worth $38 tn had approved emissions reduction targets or commitments by the end of 2021 but the world is still...

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Stagflation fears over Ukraine prompt investor rethink on ESG

May 11, 2022

By James Beech

2 min read

A fifth of surveyed institutional investors fear the war in Ukraine will trigger a global financial crisis worse than the Great...

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Concern grows over funds’ ESG labels, says Cerulli Associates

May 03, 2022

By James Beech

2 min read

Retail investors across Europe continue to increase their interest in responsible investment but there is growing concern over how...