Investors and their membership organizations have played an active role in shaping corporate behavior on ESG issues, but there is still a lack of comprehensive information about what outcomes can be expected from various investor influence strategies such as dialogues with company management, shareholder proposals and proxy voting, divestment and public policy engagement. Ceres and […]
The Proxy Voting Guidebook showcases memos supporting shareholder proposals filed by institutional investors concerned about the risks and opportunities of climate change to companies in their portfolios. Each memo presents the business case for a shareholder proposal that will go to vote during the 2019 proxy season. The resolutions discussed are a sampling of more […]
Participants of the Corporate Reporting Dialogue – an initiative bringing together the major standard setters and framework providers globally – are launching a six-week global consultation process on Wednesday 20 March 2019, to gather views from stakeholders on how to drive better alignment of sustainability reporting frameworks, as well as with frameworks that promote integration between […]
In 2018, 7,018 of the world’s largest companies reported information about their efforts to manage their climate, water and forestsrelated risks and impacts through CDP’s global disclosure platform. This includes 455 companies that disclosed information on their deforestation risks and impacts. This data is used by over 525 institutional investors, representing US$ 96 trillion, to […]
Over the past 10 years, the private equity sector has seen responsible investment approaches move from exception to expectation. Formalized integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations is becoming the norm. A diverse group of stakeholders—from investors to portfolio companies to employees—increasingly expect that General Partners (GPs) at private equity firms to demonstrate that […]
To take advantage of clean energy investment opportunities, insurers should reassess their strategic assets, build/acquire the right skills and capacity, engage with relevant service providers to ensure they are better attuned to the clean energy investment landscape, and take a fresh look at a broad range of clean energy investment vehicles. Download report here >
Under France’s presidency there is the opportunity and urgent need for G7 countries to take action to strengthen climate-related financial disclosures. This will bring to life commitments to climate action, agreed in Charlevoix in June 2018, and support implementation of the recommendations of the Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), agreed […]
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that were introduced in 2015 are being increasingly implemented in global society. Governments and the private sector have taken the SDGs as the global framework underlying the direction and actions towards 2030, which has been set by the United Nations as the year in which the SDGs should be achieved. […]
In this report, we rank 16 of the largest publicly listed Consumer Goods companies on business readiness for a low-carbon economy transition. Download report here >