Walmart sustainability head talks climate change, supply chain strategy
The coronavirus has slammed the retail sector and caused many companies to go out of business. But the pandemic has been a catalyst for growth at Walmart Inc., one of the world's largest retailers. Th...
23 Syys 202025min
Why one big asset manager dropped companies over lobbying
Companies that lobby against climate-friendly laws and policies are putting the overall goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change at risk and have a "weak recognition of the challenges ahead," Ja...
21 Syys 202023min
The ESG implications of a proposed US Labor Department rule
The U.S. Department of Labor received thousands of comments on a newly proposed rule that says sustainable investments still need to put financial performance first to have a place in corporate retire...
26 Elo 202022min
European banks sharpen ESG focus as COVID-19 highlights risk
ESG Insider interviewed sustainability leaders at some of Europe's largest financial institutions: BBVA in Spain, BNP Paribas in France and Barclays in the U.K. This is the third in a three-part minis...
31 Heinä 202017min
Head of major US gas utility outlines path to net-zero emissions
"This isn't just a pie-in-the-sky commitment or announcement. This is something that we spent a lot of time researching and analyzing and studying," DTE Gas Co. President and COO Matt Paul said of the...
27 Heinä 202023min
COVID-19 shows many ESG agendas have 'forgotten about the people'
"Sustainability was always around people, planet and profit. I just think for the longest time we've forgotten about the people," said Mikkel Larsen, chief sustainability officer at Singapore-based " ...
20 Heinä 202025min
How the biggest US bank is adapting its ESG approach amid COVID, racism
Climate change took "a bit of a backseat" during the first several weeks of the coronavirus pandemic as "governments and businesses frankly were really just focused on survival," JPMorgan Chase Head o...
30 Kesä 202019min
Why S&P Global Ratings sees ESG as critical to COVID-era credit quality
More than 370 credit rating actions taken by S&P Global Ratings since March have been driven by environmental, social and governance factors as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, S&P Global Ratings' A...
23 Kesä 202020min
