A Capital Group survey released during Schwab Impact cites a lack of consistency in ESG scores, varying company disclosures and differing third-party ratings. By Mark Schoeff Jr. Investors hungry for ...

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), launched with United Nations backing ...

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is requesting information from issuers, investors, dealers and municipal advisors on environmental social and governance practices in the municipal securities ...

As demand for ESG data grows, so does the opportunity for accountants to help businesses meet reporting requirements. The increasing demand for sustainability data presents an opportunity for ...

Whether it is senior management evaluating the company’s ESG strategy, a customer assessing its vendors’ ESG profiles, or the need to comply with regulatory requirements such as the U.S. Securities ...

“There’s more information than ever on ESG investing, but it isn’t helping,” reads James Mackintosh’s recent opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal. He argues that the costs of integrating ...

There is a lot of noise about ESG these days, and it’s coming from different directions. Mostly from Europe comes the claim that ESG is just greenwashing by the world’s largest asset managers, ...

The majority of large public companies are now reporting environmental, social and governance information, while turning to auditing firms and other providers for assurance to vet the data. The Center ...

ESG-related shareholder proposals featured prominently in the most recent proxy season, with nearly 40% of large-cap public companies facing a shareholder vote on ESG topics in the last six months. We ...

A global study published in February by the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants and the International Federation of Accountants found that 98% (99% in the U.S.) of ...