Gaining Executive Support for ESG Communication Initiatives
While environmental social governance (ESG) initiatives are increasingly becoming standard corporate practice, some organizations are still hesitant to invest the time and capital required to pursue a comprehensive program. In fact, sometimes securing internal...
How Financial Services Pros Can Keep Up with Your ESG Rankings
As issues around sustainability, human rights and social responsibility continue to dominate headlines, corporations are facing increased pressure to prioritize Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) in their business strategies. This has been true in the financial...
Nexis Diligence+™︎: Taking Your Due Diligence to a Higher Level
When it comes to business, it’s important to have high standards—especially when evaluating risk and protecting your reputation. To do so requires a comprehensive due diligence process that’s powered by information that you can trust. And with so many other responsibilities...
Using Visualizations of Negative News to Monitor Your ESG Efforts
Organizations are facing more calls for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) accountability than possibly ever before. Investors want to know that the companies they own stock in are good stewards of the earth and responsible corporate citizens. Likewise...
Global Trend Towards Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Accelerates as German Law Comes Into Force
Germany’s Supply Chain Due Diligence Act has been effective since 1 st January 2023. The new law requires large companies operating in Germany to carry out human rights and environmental due diligence on their business and its suppliers. Now, many countries are...
The Global Impact of ESG Legislation
ESG screening, or environmental, social and governance screening, is becoming an increasingly important part of due diligence for companies around the world. Legislation mandating ESG due diligence is being introduced in many countries, and even where it is not...
ESG due diligence is no longer optional: shareholder activism accelerates as major banks face investor calls for climate action
ESG due diligence is no longer optional: shareholder activism accelerates as major banks face investor calls for climate action In the last month, some of the world’s biggest banks have faced votes from investors to improve their ESG and climate records. This...
The urgent challenge of understanding third party environmental impacts
New report shows the urgent challenge of understanding third party environmental impacts and the opportunity of effective due diligence Only 5% of the UK’s largest companies have published a ‘credible’ environmental plan that would comply with forthcoming regulations...
A Five-Point ESG Media Monitoring System
As a communications professional, you know intuitively that public perception can impact your campaigns — for better and for worse. These days, not much is more top of mind with the public than matters related to Environmental Social Governance (ESG). Research...
Do the Values of Your Third Party Business Associates Align with Your ESG Commitments?
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance plays a critical role in how consumers, employees and investors are making business decisions. In fact, When Edelman released its 22 nd annual Trust Barometer this year, they found that 60% of employees and...
Why ESG Deserves a Prominent Place in Your PR Strategy & Useful Tips for Tapping the Intel that Can Put It There
In "Crafting Your ESG Story", NACS Magazine notes, "Expectations are changing. From employees. Shareholders. And the public. And ESG reporting has become the de facto measuring stick of a company’s efforts to align with the public’s perception of what it means...
The ESG Risk Series: Why ESG Risk Should be Top of Your Due Diligence Agenda
Regulators increasingly require corporates and financial services firms to incorporate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risks into their due diligence and reputational risk management processes. ESG also brings opportunity: asset managers and investment...