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
Episode 114: An ESG Walk Down Memory Lane
In our latest Armchair, Nate and Yates gather ’round to talk with Ed Apsey, Co-Head of Sustainability at CIBC.
Episode 113: Sames & Differents – Major ESG Regulatory Regimes
It would be helpful for companies and investors if every country adopted the same ESG/Sustainability disclosure standards. Maybe that will happen eventually, but we’re nowhere near that yet. In this episode we talk about different approaches to ESG disclosures, which countries are leading, which are lagging, and what’s on the horizon.
Episode 112: EPA Rules, Reflections and Reverberations
The EPA makes rules and restrictions, tells people what parts of life fall under their jurisdiction, from water preservation to water interdiction, and power plants, plastics, and automobile emissions. Nate and Rob discuss the latest rules, reflect on the impact to me and you, that reverberate through all that we do, like most things there’s
Navigating EPA Rules and Alternative Energies for Car Emissions
In an era defined by environmental consciousness, the impact of vehicle emissions on our planet cannot be understated. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plays a pivotal role in regulating car emissions, striving to balance the need for personal transportation with the urgency of reducing our carbon footprint. So, buckle up as we delve into the
LEGAL-ESG 2023
One of the key pillars driving change and defining boundaries in the ESG space is the constant legal wrangling between shareholders, corporations, regulators, and the general public. There are a number of cases recently concluded, in progress, or just filed that will affect the ESG landscape for decades to some. This is a look at
Episode 110: LEGAL-ESG
ArmChair ESG Updates on recent ESG related legal cases with significant wins and losses changing the ESG landscape.
EPA Rules – Plastics Emissions
Striking the Balance: EPA’s Plastic Recycling Emissions Regulations and the Quest for Sustainability The EPA’s Role in Limiting Emissions Amidst the recent political chaos in the U.S., regulators have played hot potato with restrictions around greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other environmental rules. While jumping from the Clean Power Plan to the Affordable Clean Energy
Taking ESG Investing Mainstream
Incorporating ESG factors into mainstream investing has grown on an absolute level, but relative adoption remains low against the entire market. While it takes time for markets to adjust, part of the reason for the delayed integration is the asymmetrical approach to investing for value and investing for values. This is changing. With reliable data
ESG is Evidently Supported Globally
Keeping up with what is going on in the ESG/Sustainability arena is a continuous challenge. One tool that helps us is a Google Alert that creates a digest of news and articles based on the keywords “ESG” and “sustainability.” Every day we get a listing of items that meet our search criteria. It’s quite useful—although
The Nuclear Option
Almost all energy on Planet Earth is ultimately nuclear. The sun is a giant fusion reactor, and fossil fuels release solar energy stored in the carbon of massive old growth forests from millions of years ago. Wind energy is driven by temperature changes spurred by energy from our sun, and solar energy is, of course,
Episode 108: The Nuclear Option
Exploring the pros and cons of nuclear energy with Nate and Yates.
