How companies are calculating financial benefits of intangible ESG programs
As more companies look to adopt ESG-friendly strategies, they sometimes run up against the challenge of finding the financial justification for doing so. Furthermore, opponents of ESG initiatives ofte...
21 Touko 202121min
New EU sustainable finance rules a 'game-changer' for private equity
The European Union's new Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, or SFDR, is expected to drastically change the scope of sustainable investing by providing greater transparency and increasing discl...
14 Touko 202119min
How 4 of the world's biggest companies are turning net zero goals into action
We've seen an explosion of companies setting net zero targets in 2021. That prompted us to ask: What comes next? After you set a decarbonization goal, how do you go about meeting it and measuring prog...
7 Touko 202121min
How some companies cut corners to achieve renewable energy targets
Hundreds of companies around the world have made ambitious promises to purchase only wind, solar and other types of clean electricity to power their operations. But many of these corporations aren't b...
30 Huhti 202115min
Banks turning green in pursuit of net zero
As countries across the world set out plans to bring their emissions to net zero by 2050, financial institutions are increasingly setting their own carbon neutrality goals. Limiting global warming to ...
23 Huhti 202124min
Big Oil's 'bumpy ride' to net-zero
Major oil and gas companies are beginning to set aggressive decarbonization targets, but the path ahead for them is riddled with challenges. The latest episode of S&P Global's ESG Insider podcast take...
20 Huhti 202124min
Shareholder proposals to watch this proxy season: climate, racial equity, stakeholder capitalism
Heading into the 2021 proxy season, investors are increasingly focused on equity issues, climate change, and the broader role of companies in society. Shareholders filed at least 435 ESG-related share...
9 Huhti 202135min
State Street Global Advisors expects a data 'revolution'
Last week, State Street Global Advisors released its annual asset stewardship report. With nearly $3.5 trillion in assets under management, the firm is one of the world's largest asset managers. In 20...
2 Huhti 202119min
