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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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ISS Initiates Open Comment Period for 2022 Policy Changes: Weigh in Now to Have Your Perspective Heard

ESG Communication

Written by the Clermont Partners ESG Team As part of its annual policy review process, ISS surveys investors and issuers on policy topics. From these survey responses and additional roundtable discussions, ISS updates its proxy voting policies for the upcoming...

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Corporate Profits Prove Resilient: Headwinds and Conservative Consensus Fail to Thwart Cross-Sector Growth

Strategic Investor Relations

Despite investors’ significantly lower expectations heading into Q3 2021 earnings season, companies have so far delivered, outpacing estimates by a wide margin. According to FactSet’s Earnings Insight report, of the ~56% of S&P 500 companies reporting quarterly earnings, 82% have...

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ESG Investing Comes in More Flavors than Chocolate and Vanilla

ESG Communication

There are Many Options in the Freezer Unlike the ice cream waiting in my freezer, ESG investing is here, and it is here to stay. But like the ice cream, ESG investing comes in several flavors. According to SASB, there...

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Don’t Let Supply Chain Disruptions Disrupt Your Narrative

IR Consulting

In March 2020, we wrote a piece titled “Transparency and Preparedness Keys for Success in Industrials During Crises,” which focused on how companies, specifically those in the industrials sector, can manage communications and investor relations during supply chain disruptions. More...

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New to the Game: Determining ESG Focal Points as an IRO

IR Consulting

Understanding critical ESG topics for your company to address can be a lot to tackle if it’s your first time. With so many potential issues, where do you focus? If you’re not sure where to start, consider the following touchstones,...

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Finding ESG a Home: How to Choose a Board Committee to Oversee Environmental, Social, and Governance Matters

ESG Communication

There’s no question that board oversight of ESG is a must. Most ESG ratings agencies, including MSCI or Sustainalytics, put significant emphasis on board engagement and reward companies in their scores accordingly. Proxy advisors, such as ISS and Glass Lewis,...

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Hit the Materiality Assessment Easy Button: A Primer for Conducting Your Inaugural Assessment with Less Pain and More Gain

ESG Communication

When you think about a materiality assessment, this might be the visual that comes to mind: This grid, featured in Unilever’s 2019/2020 Materiality Report, is a great example of a materiality assessment best practice. It’s comprehensive, statistically significant, and ....

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Potential Investors Stuck on 4th & Goal? 5 Ways to get them into the Endzone

General

If your management team has met with a potential investor several times, and has come up short of scoring, you can start to feel a little bit like the 2017 Cleveland Browns. And you’re not alone. According to recently updated...

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Making Headlines the Right Way: How IROs Can Build a Financial PR Strategy that Works

Financial PR

For years, public relations (PR) professionals have debated whether or not all press really is indeed good press. When it comes to financial media in particular, it can be especially hard to see the bright side when the numbers and...

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Worried About New TCFD-Reporting Mandates? Here’s Everything You Need to Know Now

ESG Communication

The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures – better known as TCFD – is an old framework with a new mandate. Or, more accurately, several new mandates. The Task Force was formed back in 2015 and TCFD-recommend disclosures first became...

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