Authored by Jeff Cohen, CAIA, Director of Capital Markets Integration, Head of Private Investment Initiatives Companies working to improve sustainability performance may have an opportunity to leverage sustainability disclosure to access a rapidly growing area of credit markets through sustainability-linked financing. To date, most ESG debt exists in the form of green bonds or other […]
Read moreCo-Authored by Janine Guillot and Maha Eltobgy. Janine Guillot is CEO of SASB. Maha Eltobgy is Head of Shaping the Future of Investing and a member of the Executive Committee at the World Economic Forum. When the challenges we face transcend international boundaries, so must the solutions we design. In the wake of Covid-19, the […]
Read moreAuthored by Rebecca Bar, Membership & Engagement Manager at SASB On February 23rd, SASB cut the ribbon on our new quarterly event series for SASB Alliance members: the Uses of ESG Workshop. This inaugural virtual event, called “Enhancing Approaches to Data and Risk Management Through the SASB Standards,” balanced three expert presentations with collaborative practitioner […]
Read moreCo-authored by Janine Guillot and Charles Tilley. Charles Tilley is the CEO of the IIRC. Markets increasingly recognize that the ability of business to create value relies on more than financial capital alone. For proof, look no further than the growing gulf between a typical firm’s enterprise value and the net assets on its balance […]
Read moreToday we are pleased to announce that SASB XBRL taxonomy is now available for public comment. The public comment period will be open for a period of 60 days. It ends on May 3rd, 2021. In October of 2020, we had announced that SASB engaged PwC to support us in the development of the taxonomy. […]
Read moreLockheed Martin, the aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technologies company headquartered in the Washington, DC, area, recently issued its first SASB and TCFD reports, building on a suite of reporting for investors that also includes GRI and CDP. Raheem Cash, Senior Manager, Corporate Sustainability, participated early on in SASB’s Resource Transformation sector Industry Working Group, […]
Read moreCo-authored by Laura Tyson and Robert Herz. Robert Herz formerly chaired the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Both are directors of the SASB Foundation. This op-ed was originally published in the Financial Times on January 6, 2021. Incoming president can use existing regulatory powers to unlock sustainable growth. As US president-elect Joe Biden prepares to take […]
Read moreIntegrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into the investment process is both celebrated and maligned in private equity. If you look across the industry, you see a lot of encouraging signs from general partners (GPs) taking important steps forward, but also a lot of opportunities for significant improvement beyond surface-level commitments that are unlikely […]
Read moreWe recently caught up with Julie Smolinski, VP, Investor Relations & Corporate Sustainability at Hawaiian Electric Industries (HEI), which provides electricity, financial services, and sustainable infrastructure in Hawaii. HEI recently published its first consolidated enterprise ESG report, which is aligned with SASB Standards. Here, we present a few highlights. Your sustainability reporting is very […]
Read moreSince Level I of the Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) Credential was launched in 2015, more than 2,200 professionals have pursued it to develop their understanding of the links between sustainability and financial performance. Grounded in the longstanding purpose and infrastructure of standardized accounting and reporting, sustainability accounting helps companies and investors gain a more […]
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