The SEC's adoption of additional climate-related financial reporting disclosure requirements looks like a matter of "when," not "if." And while we're all waiting for SEC Chair Gary Gensler and his team to come down from the mountain with the stone tablets in a few months, let's face an undeniable fact: The CFO's role in environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting is no longer a question of "if," either.
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A look into the 2020-2021 proxy voting year.
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CEOs who signed the pledge and are promoting their company's ESG goals have set expectations very high.
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler said on Aug. 18 that the agency is considering requiring public companies to disclose details about diversity and other workforce demographics.
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The past 18 months have seen a number of developments in North American capital markets, with trends such as the rise of meme stocks and the self-proclaimed retail investor revolution dominating many headlines. Another interesting, if less novel, trend that emerged in 2020 was a resurgence of special purpose acquisition corporations ("SPACs").
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New research shows that the percentage of women on boards of Canadian companies making Toronto Stock Exchange debuts this year, by IPO or shift from another market, is dismally low. Despite all the stated commitments to ESG that are now must-haves in investor slide decks, it's still very much a bro-fest in the boardroom.
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"It's a decision that's worth paying attention to, and that people are talking about."
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Freeland sent a formal letter making the case for a Canadian headquarters for sustainability standards.
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