Earth Week Chronicles: Investor Engagement During Earth Week
Earth Day serves as a yearly reminder of our impact on the environment and the pressing need to invest in a sustainable future. Amidst a changing climate (literally and figuratively), we as a people must deepen our understanding of our role in addressing these challenges urgently. 2023’s Earth Week: “Investing in Our Planet” was designed
Earth Week Chronicles: Driving Sustainability in Business Practices
By exploring how companies celebrate Earth Day, businesses can promote climate action and integrate sustainability, draw in varied talent, and foster a culture of environmental awareness. Discover how companies like Disney, Starbucks, and Apple are highlighting the transformative impact of Earth Day in promoting positive change. Disney “We built the Disney Conservation Fund to save
Revolutionizing Nature with NACs
In an effort to combat climate change and foster a sustainable economy, the NYSE and Intrinsic Exchange Group(IEG), with the support of the SEC, are at the forefront of introducing Natural Asset Companies (NACs) – a groundbreaking category of listed firms concentrating on nature and its ecosystem in delivering services. NACs are intended to assign value to the
Episode 125: ESG Data – From Metric to Factor, with Conor Platt – and the Magnificent 7 Stocks
In our latest Armchair, Nate and Yates bring back Confluence Analytics CEO Conor Platt to look at the Magnificent 7 Stocks through a lens of applying ESG data to create factor analyses.
Episode 121: Finpublica and the Future of ESG – with Adam Wasserman
In our latest Armchair, Yates talks with Adam Wasserman of Finpublica.
Episode 118: The Anatomy of a Corporate Sustainability Report – with Cris Banahan
In our latest Armchair, Nate and Yates talk with Cris Banahan about the anatomy of a corporate sustainability report.
Episode 116: ESG as a Success Story – with Judy McNary
In our latest Armchair, Nate and Yates talk with Judy McNary about ESG as a success story.
2RSquared and OWL ESG announce ESG Data Partnership
OWL ESG, the US-based ESG data solutions provider, and 2RSquared, the cloud-based SaaS platform for investment design and delivery, are proud to announce an ESG data integration partnership. With this partnership, users of 2RSquared’s technology platform ‘LAB’ will have access to OWL ESG’s sustainability insights. LAB offers research capabilities and the ability to create tradeable
Is ESG Just Common Sense?
According to a new global survey of C-suite executives, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) efforts have slipped lower on corporate priority lists. The business media site edie.net (all lower-case), which serves sustainability, energy, and environmental professionals, reports that The Harris Poll surveyed more than 1,476 top-level executives in 16 countries for the second year and
It’s Not Hard to Find Good News About Sustainability
Let’s face it – although sustainable investing has gained global recognition and support over the past decade, for some people the ESG glass remains half-empty. That’s not because of politics – for the most part, investors around the world understand that environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues matter because they can affect companies’ bottom line,
Sustainability Joins the C-Suite
Most mid-sized and large companies have a CEO, COO, CFO, CTO, CIO, CMO, and a CHRM (or some other title that covers the HR function). In recent years, many have added a CSO – Chief Sustainability Officer, but others are not yet familiar with the term. Some may wonder what the role entails and may
More About ESG and Supply Chains
Not too long ago we wrote about ESG and Supply Chains, and now we’re offering, “More About ESG and Supply Chains”. It might seem like we just can’t get supply chains out of our minds. That’s perhaps not surprising—it has been well over two years since COVID-19 snarled supply chains, creating persistent economic problems around
