G&A's Climate-Related Corporate Risk Disclosures Resource Guide
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures | TCFD Organized by the Financial Stability Board of the G-20
To help identify the data and information needed by investors, lenders, and insurance underwriters to appropriately assess and price climate-related risks and opportunities, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) established an industry-led task force to develop disclosure recommendations: The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). – download your complimentary copy here
FLASH REPORT: 60% of Russell 1000® Are Publishing Sustainability Reports, G&A Institute’s 2018 Inaugural Benchmark Study Shows
In this inaugural benchmark study, G&A found that 60% of the [total] Russell 1000® published sustainability reports in 2018. Of importance to consider is roughly the top half (by market cap) of companies in the Russell 1000® are the S&P 500®, which the Institute analyzes each year. When we now examine the bottom half in the Russell 1000®, beyond the S&P 500, we find that only 34% of these companies are publishing sustainability reports. Read more here.
Despite environmental, social and governance issues rising to the forefront of Fortune 500 companies’ corporate strategies due to growing interest from institutional investors, gaps still exist within the implementation and reporting of these ESG initiatives, according to new data released today by Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE: DFIN), a leading global risk and compliance company. In recent years, companies have begun disclosing their ESG strategies to allow institutional investors to assess risk and make decisions, but many are just beginning their sustainability journeys.
FLASH REPORT: 86% of the S&P 500 Companies Published Sustainability / Responsibility Reports in 2018
G&A Institute has analyzed index companies’ sustainability reporting activities since 2011. “Sustainability reporting” rose dramatically from 2011, when roughly 20% of companies published reports, to 72% just three years later in 2013. From 2013 to 2017, reaching 85% in 2017 and now inching up to 86% of companies reporting in 2018. Read more
Trends Converging! -A Look Ahead of the Curve
What’s Ahead for Investment Professional and Corporate Management – Trends That Are Affecting Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Sustainability, Corporate Responsibility, Sustainable/ESG Investment? The seeds of development were charted by author Hank Boerner in 2015 and 2016 and the results are clearly evident in 2017, 2018 and beyond...Trends Converging! is your guide to positive trends that make the case for continued progress – download your complimentary copy here
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Governance & Accountability Institute is organized as the “Sustainability Headquarters™” for clients in the corporate community and in the investment and financial services sector. Our team provides strategic advice and counsel on a wide range of issues and topics related to sustainability, corporate responsibility, disclosure and reporting, ESG performance, and stakeholder (third party) engagement.
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G&A Institute is currently the only data partner for the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) in the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland. We conduct extensive research on corporate and institutional disclosure and reporting in these countries, and globally in countries around the world. No other consulting organization has the breadth and depth of experience on corporate sustainability and responsibility reporting, and associated resources and research capabilities of the G&A team.
The G&A portfolio of resources and services for clients includes strategic counseling and implementation for the corporate and institutional sustainability journey.
We provide global ESG issue monitoring and research; stakeholder identification, prioritizing, monitoring, backgrounding, and engagement; customized ESG, CR and Sustainability-focused research; comprehensive issues management services; advice on corporate responsibility strategies and programs; support investor relations and assistance in corporate responsibility / sustainability reporting, disclosure and communications.
The G&A Institute team members are expert in the many dimensions of corporate ESG and Sustainability – and the third party frameworks that help companies provide a comprehensive view of the impact of environmental and energy, social/society issues and corporate governance factors of interest to analysts, investors and a broad range of stakeholders. ("ESG" performance.)
Highlights of the specific resources and services portfolio available to clients are described in our services section of the site. Note that these services are closely aligned and integrated – these are the important parts of the whole of our world class deliverables for client organizations. The G&A team recommend the integration of important elements of our strategies and programs for clients to maximize their return on sustainability and create long-term sustainability and responsibility success.
We help companies and organizations navigate their sustainability journeys.
Note: The G&A Institute GRI data partner activities are pro bono. The mission of the Institute is to be a knowledge-sharing organization, working with partners and collaborators to help to advance the thematic of corporate sustainability and responsibility.
Selections from G&A's Sustainability Update blog making the case for sustainability...
by Hank Boerner – Chair & Chief Strategist – G&A Institute There are many voices raised now, joining in the public dialogues on corporate sustainability, corporate citizenship, corporate responsibility, ethics, good governance…and more. The perspectives offered fit into the commentary stream …Continue reading
There is no doubt now — the world’s largest asset managers are definitely focused on corporate sustainability and sustainable investing (the two go hand-in-hand) as survey after survey is telling us. In recent years we seen considerable momentum as asset owners and …Continue reading