Link to English Version below Total, le géant français de l’énergie, a une activité riche en matière de développement durable, étant donné qu’il est présent dans plus de 130 pays et emploie environ 100 000 personnes. Pourtant, les nombreux rapports ESG de Total parviennent à présenter des messages clairs et forts. Par exemple, elle a […]
Read moreIn the first half of 2021, numerous developments have heightened the attention companies and investors focus on water risks. From scanning news headlines alone, one can observe how water stress can disrupt the supply chain of many industries; how local competition for scarce resources can directly affect a water-consuming business and its downstream customers; and […]
Read moreAuthored 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 […]
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