The Latest Breaking News from ESG

'ESG' is dead. Long live E, S, and G.

The acronym "ESG" has become a hot button and a distraction. But the work isn't going anywhere.

Fortune · Jun 8, 2023

Republicans' anti-ESG attack may be silencing insurers, but it isn’t changing their pro-climate business decisions

Over recent months there has been an orchestrated pushback against investors and insurers who integrate the risks of climate change into their business models. That pushback – emanating from Republican-led states – is having an impact on how companies speak publicly. But whether it will affect their efforts to respond…

The Conversation · Jun 8, 2023

U.S. multinationals will be subjected to Europe's ESG rules—like it or not

Europe is embracing ESG as the U.S. backs away from the controversial term.

Fortune · Jun 8, 2023

A critical Barracuda security backdoor has been exploited for months, so patch now

Hackers have been exploiting a Barracuda zero-day since October 2022, allowing them to steal files, and more.

TechRadar · May 31, 2023

Proposed legislation would eliminate ESG in TSP pensions

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.

Ballotpedia · May 30, 2023

Barracuda warns users about possible email compromise attacks - here's what you need to know

A number of firms were warned by Barracuda about a possible breach, but we don’t know how many, or who attacked them.

TechRadar · May 25, 2023

Commentary: California teaches Florida and Texas a lesson in ESG

Back in 2015 when California had the seventh-largest economy in the world, outperforming the rest of the US, economist Irena Asmundson attributed her native state's trajectory to a government increasingly in harmony with the diversity of its constituents. The cost of clean energy will “continue to fall” because of the…

Tribune News Service · May 24, 2023

ThaiBev CEO extols virtues of ESG, collaboration

The sufficiency economy philosophy could be the key to achieving a healthy environmental, social and governance climate in the corporate sector, according to Thapana Sirivadhanabhakdi, president and CEO of Thai Beverage Plc (ThaiBev).

Bangkok Post · May 24, 2023

Creating a ‘better future’ through ESG

Sustainability issues and environmental, social and governance (ESG) were stressed at the Bangkok Post ESG Conference 2023 held on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post · May 24, 2023

State financial officers inquire about ESG

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.

Ballotpedia · May 23, 2023