This article is sponsored by Corporate Citizen Project. The environmental, social, and governance industry has been the target of critics who have attacked it on many fronts. They have chided ESG over inconsistent metrics,…
This article is sponsored by Corporate Citizen Project. While it may seem incomprehensible today, some 40 million people worldwide fall under a modern definition of slavery. Chattel slavery, where one person owns another person,…
This article is sponsored by Corporate Citizen Project. Proxy advisors are the hidden force behind the rise of the ESG (environmental, social and governance) movement and its morph into a large-scale grift wherein American…
This article is sponsored by Corporate Citizen Project. Environmental, social, and governance proposals submitted to companies have been on the rise, but corporations’ acceptance has lagged behind, according to one study. This year, shareholders…
This article is sponsored by Corporate Citizen Project. The U.S. Security and Exchange Commission on Wednesday voted to amend proxy voting advice rules adopted in July 2020 but never enforced. The 2020 final rule…
This article is sponsored by Corporate Citizen Project. Purchasing a way out of an unpleasant or unwanted situation has a long and storied history – be it paying for a substitute to take someone’s…
This article is sponsored by Corporate Citizen Project. The Business Roundtable is a nonprofit lobby association whose members are CEOs of major U.S. companies. Together, these companies employ more than 20 million people and…
This article is sponsored by Corporate Citizen Project. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February, many environmental, social, and governance investors have discovered that some of their money was invested in Russian-controlled firms…
This article is sponsored by Corporate Citizen Project. In 2018, Harvard Law professor John Coates published a paper titled “The Problem of the Twelve.” Coates focused on the rise of index funds as investment…
This article is sponsored by Corporate Citizen Project. The Securities and Exchange Commission last month proposed amendments to specific rules and reporting forms under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 that would require registered…
This article is sponsored by Corporate Citizen Project. As Republicans prepare for what pollsters believe will be a major election victory in the 2022 Midterms, efforts are already underway in conservative circles to fight…
This article is sponsored by Corporate Citizen Project. The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has begun an investigation into the investment management segment of Goldman Sachs.…
This article is sponsored by Corporate Citizen Project. In January of 2018, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink sent a letter to the chief executives of the world’s largest companies, informing them that making a profit…
This article is sponsored by Corporate Citizen Project. Corporate Governance Think-Tank to ESG Indexes: “Show Us Your Math” In its early days, environmental, social, and (corporate) governance (ESG) investing was aimed at mitigating the…
This article is sponsored by Corporate Citizen Project. If ESG ratings leave you confused, you’re not alone. In general, environmental, social, and governance investing is mired in inconsistencies, with the funds and indexes having…