BlackRock Inc.’s recent letter from founder Larry Fink is likely to provide momentum to two specific frameworks for sustainability and climate-change disclosure, the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), helping to standardize...

Companies May Soon Adopt a Standardized Framework for Reporting ESG Matters By John Jannarone As U.S. President Donald Trump and Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg descended on Davos, Switzerland, this week, the topics of climate change and social responsibility came...

Lawrence Elbaum, Partner and Co-Leader of Shareholder Activism at Vinson & Elkins LLP  When it comes to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns, activist investors tend to focus much more on the “G” than the “E” or “S” – and...

Nasdaq Cut CO2 Footprint to Zero, Offsetting Emissions Including NYC MarketSite Tower By John Jannarone Nasdaq, Inc. has reached a zero-carbon footprint within its own corporation, a move symbolizing its commitment to helping clients with a wide range of environmental,...

By John Jannarone The Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association (PBHFA), founded by David S. Goodboy, has partnered with the Palm Beach Symphony, creating opportunities for members to experience one of South Florida’s major cultural institutions. The Palm Beach Symphony, which...

Damian Lewis Plays Bobby Axelrod in Showtime’s Billions By Dan McDermott In the 1987 film “Wall Street”, Michael Douglas’ character Gordon Gekko gave the famous “Greed is Good” speech during a hostile takeover of his target, Teldar Paper. This scene...

Bob Marese, Managing Director, MacKenzie Partners, Inc. While it may appear hedge funds aren’t focused on ESG issues, their underlying investors such as university endowments often are and will want ESG to be part of the investment decision process. That’s...

Harry Cendrowski, Founding Member and Managing Director of Cendrowski Corporate Advisors Diversity should include not only people of different sexes and ethnic backgrounds, but also a broader mix of operating experience that can be valuable at the board level. That’s...

Report Includes 6 Interviews with 2019 Corporate Governance Forum Speakers Bob Marese, Managing Director, Mackenzie Partners Lyndon Park, Managing Director and Head of Corporate Governance Solutions, ICR Lawrence Elbaum, Partner and Co-Head of Activism Defense, Vinson & Elkins LLP Harry...

By Jonathan Drimmer, Paul Hastings, and Yousuf Aftab, Enodo Rights & Atelier Aftab Amidst a spirited debate around the duties of directors in relation to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks, two recent decisions from Delaware courts provide clarifying contours. ...