Modern slavery: Is there progress?
A raft of legislation and reporting requirements globally imposes duties on companies, but are actions being taken to prevent modern slavery from happening in the first…
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Paul Hodgson
Paul Hodgson has written about ESG issues for publications including Thomson Reuters, The Corporate Library, Fortune, Forbes, Bloomberg and Responsible Investor, The Guardian and the Financial Times. He is senior adviser to data house ESGAUGE and writes for Ceres and the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility.
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Systemic risk: The companies externalising their costs to society
Externalising costs to society reduces the risk to companies in the short-term, but loads the risk onto the whole…
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How investors voted on climate change at Big Oil AGMs
Investor support for holding Big Oil companies’ feet to the fire appears to be growing in Europe, but fading…
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How New Zealand Super Fund’s sustainable strategy is working
Charles Hyde, head of asset allocation at New Zealand’s sovereign wealth fund, discusses integrating its new sustainable finance strategy.
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Anti-ESG movement dials up the drama in the US
The “anti-ESG” brigade are in force. However, indications are the US may not be, to paraphrase Florida Governor Ron…
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Net zero: Wall Street asset owners under intense scrutiny
Shareholder campaigns to get Wall St banks to live up to their net-zero commitments intensify, with many resolutions filed…
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US pay gap resolutions hit mainstream
Shareholder resolutions requesting US firms disclose the pay gap between white male employees and women and ethnic minorities is…
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Are family-run firms set for investor reckoning?
Governance at family-run companies – a segment that includes groups from Walmart to BMW to Bacardi – is under rising…
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Engaging with Facebook and Twitter is “like talking to kids”
When investors try to flag concerns to Facebook and Twitter about social media-related issues, the two tech giants often…
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