Posts Tagged: ESG

We Committed, but We’re Doing a “Take-Back”

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According to the New York Times, financial giants are trimming their climate pledges amid Republican attacks. Questions: Source: Gelles, D. More Wall Street Firms Are Flip-Flopping on Climate. Here’s Why. The New York Times, Feb. 19 (Retrievable online at https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/19/business/climate-blackrock-state-street-jpmorgan-pimco.html)

Will The Future Ever Looks Like This?

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According to the New York Times, “natural asset companies” would put a market price on improving ecosystems, rather than on destroying them. Questions: Source: DePillis, L. (2024). Nature Has Value. Could We Literally Invest in It? The New York Times, Feb. 18 (Retrievable online at https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/18/business/economy/natural-assets.html)

COVID Disclosures

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According to a new KPMG report, audit committees will have fuller plates than usual in the coming year as a result of managing agendas packed with new risk management responsibilities amid the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and other crises of 2020 Questions How many issues has KPMG identified that audit committees will have to… Read more »