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Oct 6, 2024 | 
trellis.net | Nico McCrossan
The numerous ESG-related disclosure regulations that have been introduced around the world have spurred many companies to create a new role of ESG controller.
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
trellis.net | Nico McCrossan
Corporate and financial buyers increasingly incorporate ESG considerations into due diligence, valuation calculations and post-close activities for mergers and acquisitions deals. New data on global deal making from Deloitte and KPMG highlight trends and best practices for enfolding ESG in dealmaking.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
trellis.net | Nico McCrossan |Barbara Grady |Heather Clancy |Alex Novarro
ESG grows in importance for M&A dealmakers Major developments around ESG disclosure standards and regulations have made it easier for buyers to assess a company’s ESG footprint and compare it to other potential targets.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
greenbiz.com | Nico McCrossan
The Science Based Targets initiative will requires banks and other financial institutions setting science-based targets for emissions reductions to phase out most coal-related activities by 2030 and publicly declare when they’ll stop financing companies and projects that don’t align with the Paris Agreement goal to hold global temperature increases under 1.5 degrees Celsius. The update, effective Nov.
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May 21, 2024 | 
greenbiz.com | Nico McCrossan
One ESG issue finding traction at the ballot during the 2024 proxy season: transparency about corporate lobbying. Shareholder proposals related to lobbying and political spending accounted for eight of the 10 socially oriented resolutions receiving the most shareholder support as of May 18, according to an analysis by ProxyMonitor.org, which tracks shareholder resolutions at the 250 largest public U.S. companies.
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Apr 2, 2024 | 
greenbiz.com | Nico McCrossan
Environmental, social and governance considerations are both driving and deterring mergers and acquisitions. Almost a quarter of senior M&A executives cited ESG regulations such as mandatory reporting requirements as one of the top two factors most likely to suppress deals in 2024, according to a global M&A trends and risks report from global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright.
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Mar 19, 2024 | 
greenbiz.com | Nico McCrossan
While many large public companies have been bracing for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's new rule on emissions and climate risk disclosure, smaller companies looking to go public are less likely to have the systems in place to comply with the rule. The SEC’s long-awaited climate disclosure rule requires publicly listed U.S. companies to disclose Scope 1 and 2 emissions considered material to their business starting in 2026.
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Mar 15, 2024 | 
climateandcapitalmedia.com | Nico McCrossan
Fortune 100’s hottest new job goes beyond bean-counting and mandatory reporting Just two years ago, the title “ESG controller” was virtually non-existent. Now, ESG controllers are on the payroll at more than 50 Fortune 100 companies, where they oversee data systems and processes that underpin sustainability-related disclosures to regulatory bodies.
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Mar 7, 2024 | 
businessgreen.com | Nico McCrossan
More Fortune 100 companies are hiring individuals who oversee sustainability disclosures, an emerging new role for many corporationsThe title 'ESG controller' was virtually non-existent just two years ago. Now there are ESG controllers on the payroll at more than 50 Fortune 100 companies, where they oversee data systems and processes... To continue reading this article...
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
greenbiz.com | Nico McCrossan
The title "ESG controller" was virtually non-existent just two years ago. Now there are ESG controllers on the payroll at more than 50 Fortune 100 companies, where they oversee data systems and processes that underpin sustainability-related disclosures to regulatory bodies. The role takes inspiration from financial controllers, who manage financial disclosures such as those required by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
