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According to the Center for Political Accountability and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, nearly 78 percent of companies in the S&P 500 index fully or partially disclosed political
Todd Young, R-Ind., and Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., introduced legislation during the last session of Congress to limit their use, with backing from Sens.
fiduciaries of employee benefit plans covered by ERISA, the regulation provides a “road map” and a clear interpretation of how the law’s fiduciary standards can allow the consideration of ESG, said Elizabeth S.
Republican Utah state Treasurer Marlo Oaks, who won reelection, this year joined the state’s congressional delegation to criticize S&P Global Inc.’s credit rating division for plans to supplement its analysis
In an analysis of listed companies in the S&P 100 index, 9 out of every 10 acknowledge that climate change is a material risk to their industry.
“The government is not going to be able to regulate fast enough,” said Greg S.
That’s an ‘S’ factor. There, you just had ESG-integrated investment decision-making.”
The average number of votes against S&P 500 directors was already creeping up this year, while opposition to those filling certain roles, such as nominating and governance chairs, has about doubled
EPA Administrator Michael S.
The number of non-diverse S&P 500 boards was at 11 percent as recently as 2020, and at 5 percent last year before hitting zero this year.
The business world is divided over whether the SEC should require disclosure of Scope 3 emissions, or those from a company's supply chain.
The legislation appears to be similar to previous measures (S 2378 and HR 4534), though Whitehouse did not specifically mention those bills.
Critics of the SEC say the agency is overreaching its authority in proposing standards for climate emissions.
Utah state Treasurer Marlo Oaks coordinated a response to S&P Global Inc., blasting the financial services firm’s credit rating division for plans to supplement its analysis of states with a score
ISS this year began issuing vote recommendations to its clients on the basis of a lack of racial and ethic diversity for boards of corporations on the Russell 3000 and S&P 1500 indexes.
Exxon Mobil reported it spent about $4.9 million lobbying federal lawmakers and regulators and more than $893,000 for state-level lobbying.
interpretation of ERISA’s fiduciary duties and the extent to which non-financial factors, such as environmental factors, may be considered as part of an ERISA fiduciary’s investment decisions,” Elizabeth S.
from investors for timely, consistent, relevant data on climate-related issues is greater than ever before,” said Steven Bullock, managing director and global head of ESG, innovation and solutions at S&
Fund managers including the Employees’ Retirement System of Rhode Island and Perpetual Ltd.’s Trillium Asset Management, together with foundations such as the Unitarian Universalist Association and
Representatives of pension investment groups worry a Labor Department proposal about ESG investment would open them up to lawsuits.