“Total anti-DEI proposals submitted for the 2025 proxy season have surpassed pro-DEI proposals.” [COMMENTARY] Though anti-DEI proposals have increased substantially,…

“The research, published in Journal of Applied Accounting Research, examined the financial risks associated with climate change regulations, such as the European Green…

“Priorities for 2025 include executive pay, shareholder rights, climate transition and human capital management.” [COMMENTARY] The findings in this report…

“Natural capital—which includes farmlands, timberlands, and other environmental investments—has the ability to not only produce strong, risk-reward profiles for a…

“Many financial institutions will this year make their first transition plan disclosures in line with the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability…

“Our main findings reveal that the efficient market hypothesis does not hold, ESG ratings are the main drivers of abnormal…

“A divest-and-exclude approach toward carbon-intensive companies and industries may be overly focused on mitigating perceived risk in the shorter term…

“Its 2025 ESG and Sustainable Barometer report analyses over 9,500 investment strategies managed by more than 460 asset managers. It evaluates…

“The survey found that two thirds of executives reported that sustainability is “very important” to their companies’ commercial success, up…

“On February 11, 2025, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued updated and new guidance regarding the eligibility…

“Retail investors rely heavily on green labels, but checking environmental claims is out of reach for most.” [COMMENTARY] If you…

“The Clean200 are the largest 200 public companies ranked by clean revenue. The ranking was first calculated on July 1,…

“In addition, 92% of 500 CFOs surveyed said they expect their organizations will significantly increase net investment in sustainability in…

“It’s clear from some SEC commissioners’ recent remarks that they aim to leave behind the era of the shareholder meeting as…

“Vitalis, in collaboration with Dr. Olaf Weber and Dr. Vasundhara Saravade from the Faculty of Environment, discovered that investors are…

“JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs – along with retailer Costco – have set the stage for corporations to push back on…

“Many asset managers have stopped offering funds supporting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals in the face of political backlash.…

“In conclusion, the study shows that the anti-ESG proponents are increasing their voice through a higher volume of shareholder proposals in…

“We document four facts. First, investors generally expected ESG investments to underperform the market. Between mid-2021 and late-2023, the average…

“Does ownership matter?  With average holding periods of publicly-traded stock measured in months, share ownership may not effect firm’s long-term…