The Latest Breaking News from ESG

ESG standards (Environment, Social and Governance) are metrics designed to guide responsible investing. The “S” in ESG has evolved into the financial innovation of social impact investing (SII), which promotes social benefits such as environmental protection, gender equality and human development, and also generates profits for beneficiaries and investors.

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Non-ESG rules that incorporate returns result in higher ESG scores, compared with ESG-based rules, new research finds.

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Measurable, effective commitments to DEI and ESG goals remain an existential necessity for businesses.

Some of the companies leading the way in green innovation and ESG investing opportunities are not the ones you might expect. ESG investors may need to reconsider their investment strategies.

Energy efficiency has been the focus for Woodward, from its start making water wheel controls to it current role in aerospace.

Applied Materials, No. 2 on IBD's 2023 list of the Best ESG Companies, builds with renewables and energy efficiency in mind.