Listen "Sustainability Reporting At Record Levels"
Episode Synopsis
SummaryThe sources examine the growing trend of U.S. public companies incorporating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into their reporting and executive compensation. The first source highlights the increasing adoption of sustainability reporting by companies in the Russell 1000 and S&P 500 indices, with a particular focus on the use of standards like SASB, GRI, and TCFD. The second source delves into the progress and challenges of ESG disclosures across four different industries: financial services, technology, media and telecommunications, life sciences and health care, and consumer. Finally, the third source analyzes the growing practice of linking executive compensation to ESG goals, finding that while ESG targets are frequently set, they often appear to be easily attainable, raising concerns about the effectiveness of using this method to truly incentivize better ESG performance.
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