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What to Expect From the 2022 Proxy Season

Proxy Advisory

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about significant systemic change in society, and shareholder activism is no exception. Investor scrutiny has grown in a variety of corporate governance topics, especially those involving employee health and executive compensation. Similarly, investors are honing...

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Will Proxy Advisors Support 2022 E&S Shareholder Proposals for Enhanced Disclosures?

ESG Communication

New Policy Guidelines Signal What to Expect Environmental and social (E&S) shareholder proposals have evolved significantly over the last decade. Instead of generic requests for disclosure (i.e., publish a sustainability report), investors now file resolutions as part of a coordinated...

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Clermont Partners and Workiva Offer Companies ESG Strategy Development and Reporting

Press Releases

Chicago, IL – January 28, 2022 — Clermont Partners (“Clermont”), a leading environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy and communications firm, today announced it has partnered with Workiva to streamline ESG reporting for clients. Through this collaboration, Clermont will implement Workiva’s...

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6 Points We Took Away from Larry Fink’s 2022 Letter

ESG Communication

On Monday, BlackRock’s CEO published his 2022 letter to CEOs, The Power of Capitalism. The 10th in his series, and the longest thus far, the letter is getting plenty of attention, particularly for Mr. Fink’s claim that stakeholder capitalism is...

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Are You Ready for the ESG Big Leagues?

ESG Communication

How to Know if an ESG-Exclusive Investor Event Is Right for Your Business Today, the question isn’t so much if you should communicate ESG initiatives. It’s how. And given how red-hot the topic is, some issuers are considering an investor...

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The Time to Align with CDP and TCFD Is Right Now

ESG Communication

The new year is here—and with it comes new corporate climate risk disclosure requirements. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is poised to put its new rules into effect this year. While the specifics of the requirements are not...

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Putting Your Financial PR Strategy to Work: 4 Keys to Getting Your Story Heard

Strategic Investor Relations

When you have timely, new, or exciting news to share that will affect your investors, then the financial media can be your biggest ally in getting the word out. Now more than ever, investors, regulators, and consumers alike are looking...

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Check Your Proxy Twice - 6 Topics That Should Be on Every Company’s Disclosure List in 2022

Proxy Advisory

Tis the season—the 2022 proxy season, that is. As your company gets its Form DEF 14A ready for the new year, it should come as no surprise that ESG will continue to be a hot topic for disclosure. Indeed, ESG-related...

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The Proof Is in the People: Be Ready to Share Your Human Capital Management Metrics Soon

ESG Communication

If business leaders and stakeholders were not keenly aware of the significant link between Human Capital Management (HCM) and business viability before, they sure are now. Over the past 18 months, employees have faced the compounded stress of a pandemic,...

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Nobody (Should) Put ESG in the Corner - Give ESG a Starring Role at Your Next Investor Day

Investor Day

An investor day presents a unique opportunity to build confidence among current and prospective investors. Doing so effectively, while sharing the broader opportunity ahead for your company, makes the investment of your executive team’s time and effort, and conversely investors...

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Two Weeks in Glasgow: What We Learned from COP26

ESG Communication

On November 13th COP26, the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, ended proceedings. The two-week summit was composed of talks aimed at cutting global greenhouse gas emissions and slowing the Earth’s warming. It was the first conference since COP21 –...

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The Goldilocks Effect: Which Board Committee Is “Just Right” for ESG Ownership at Your Firm?

ESG Communication

A few weeks ago, we published an ESG board oversight article laying out the pros and cons of choosing different board committees for the job of ESG ownership. We concluded that the most important step is to put someone in...

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