As we’ve noted here before, numerous environmental, social, and governance aspects have very clear compliance ramifications, whether in the form of laws and regulations or stakeholder expectations that can result in serious...more
4/26/2024
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Climate Change ,
Compliance ,
Compliance Management Systems ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Ethics ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management
Much is made of the need for accurate reporting in accordance with recognized standards. But this month, I’m returning to a topic I briefly touched on in July 2023, when I discussed the potential for misleading images and...more
On July 31, the European Commission adopted the first set of rules under the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). The ESRS is an important follow-up to the adoption of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting...more
11/6/2023
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Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Internal Controls ,
New Rules ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sustainable Business Practices
Sometimes I think we need fewer terms to describe the same or similar things. In the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) world, much is made—rightfully so—of greenwashing, which occurs when an organization makes false...more
9/11/2023
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Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fraud ,
Greenwashing ,
Misleading Statements ,
Misrepresentation ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
Willful Misconduct
I can’t think of a better example of the convergence of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors, compliance, and ethics than in marketing and public relations. This area is filled with opportunities and risks...more
7/13/2023
/ Business Strategies ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Ethics ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Greenwashing ,
Marketing ,
Public Communications ,
Public Relations ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Shareholders
A recent news report reminded me of how difficult it can be to manage compliance and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks. You may have seen the report: a tiny capsule the size of a small coin fell out of a truck...more
In the United States, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been active in providing guidance and publishing new environmental, social, and governance (ESG) requirements. But the European community continues to...more
3/2/2023
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Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Investment ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SFDR ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
Transparency
Minimizing a corporation’s taxes through legitimate tax planning is perfectly legal, whereas tax evasion is a compliance issue. Somewhere in between is a plethora of other tax issues, making tax transparency an important...more
CEP Magazine - November 2022 -
Much has been made lately about whether environmental, social, and governance (ESG) as we know it is already failing and about to go away, only to re-emerge with a new twist and a new label....more
CEP Magazine (September 2022) -
Incentive plans for corporate executives have been linked to financial metrics for many years. Adding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics to these compensation plans is a...more
CEP Magazine (June 2022) -
If you’re even remotely new to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting and disclosures, your head might be spinning in your attempt to figure out which set(s) of rules you need to...more
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues have been around for many years under a variety of different names (e.g., sustainability, etc.). Until recently, ESG was often considered to be a public relations function,...more