The Latest Breaking News from ESG

Investors are driving companies to become better global citizens, but the mechanisms used to measure improvement are open to misuse.

What’s the easiest way to improve a company’s social and environmental performance? The unfortunate answer, from our analysis of Australian public companies, is to change the way you measure it. In particular, by changing what you said last year to make this year’s performance look better.

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

A roadmap for precisely what to say 'yes' to when it comes to ESG empowers a company to say 'no' to measures that are not tied to the business.

Coal stocks tracked by IBD have collectively gained nearly 40% in 2023 as global coal demand is set to hit another record in 2023.

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.

There are many examples of companies lobbying against the very kinds of green initiatives they are undertaking.

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.

An increasing number of companies are paying bonuses to executives in the pursuit of sustainability. Driven by an ever-growing focus on global issues, more than three-quarters of large, publicly traded companies in Europe and North America now use environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) metrics when determining executive bonuses.

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.

"The backlash [against ESG] is having an effect," says Sheri Hickok, CEO of Climate Impact Partners.