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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Skip to main content We are indebted to the Great Place to Work for generously sharing their data, and Marcus Erb for answering questions on it. We thank Tom Gosling for helpful comments. We are very grateful to the Ford Foundation and Just Capital for research funding. The analysis and conclusions contained in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, its members, or its staff.
Complementary or conflicting: How does state intervention interact with green investing to affect corporate environmental behaviour?
By Shipeng Yan and Juan (John) Almandoz, University of Hong Kong; and Fabrizio Ferraro, IESE Business School ACADEMIC BLOG The financial sector has a unique ability to shape corporate behaviour, and investors are increasingly trying to tackle climate change. Market-based solutions such as green investment funds, which have been around for several decades already (see Figures 1- 3 below), offer one way to influence corporate behaviour.
Sustainability or performance? Ratings and fund managers’ incentives
By Nickolay Gantchev, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, CEPR and ECGI; Mariassunta Giannetti, Stockholm School of Economics, CEPR and ECGI and Rachel Li, Culverhouse College of Business, University of Alabama ACADEMIC BLOG To achieve a more sustainable economy, it is crucial to increase capital flows to sustainable investments.
Missing link: the role of stewardship in EU policy
By Margarita Pirovska, Director of Policy, and Paul Chandler, Director of Stewardship, the PRI As the world grapples with the increasingly unpredictable effects of climate change and ecosystem collapse, swift action is required at all levels to put in place a sustainable blueprint for the future. Since its inception in 2018, the EU’s Sustainable Finance Action Plan (SFAP) put Europe on the map as a global leader in sustainable finance.
ESG Incidents and Shareholder Value
Corporations increasingly integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues into their business practices and signal this by committing to sustainability initiatives, such as the UN Global Compact or the 2019 Business Roundtable Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation.
Climate change tops the list of ESG concerns for investors in 2019
By Fiona Reynolds (@fireynolds), Chief Executive Officer, the PRI The number of topics under the environmental, social and governance (ESG) umbrella is expanding. Emerging ESG concerns such as artificial intelligence, big data and cyber security are attracting more and more investor attention. Looking ahead to the remainder of 2019 and beyond, the PRI still sees climate change as the number one issue of concern to our signatory base.
Retrograde Australian proxy advice reforms impede the rise of global stewardship
Investor stewardship is beginning to come of age. Look no further than recent global media to see that the environmental, social and governance (ESG) interests of investors are starting to be accounted for in ways they never have before. When it comes to climate change in particular, investors are demanding tangible action from companies and their voices are being heard.
ESG incidents and shareholder value
ACADEMIC BLOG Corporations increasingly integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues into their business practices and signal this by committing to sustainability initiatives, such as the UN Global Compact. This development has spurred a debate on whether companies can become more profitable by creating societal value (e.g., Edmans 2020), but there is relatively little discussion of companies that have been involved repeatedly in ESG-related incidents.
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