The release last week of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s sixth climate assessment report ignited the already combustible and quickly spreading wildfire that is ESG. Few have actually read the much quoted Summary for Policymakers and of course even fewer have read ...

Last Friday the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission voted “to approve Nasdaq’s proposed rule changes requiring issuers to disclose certain information about the diversity of the company’s board.” The first of its kind order by any U.S. government body, the SEC is being heralded ...

Companies are under increasing pressure to do the right thing and to report it through publicly released environmental, social and governance (ESG) data. While investors, regulators, shareholders, customers and other stakeholders often focus on environmental and social matters, from climate change to Black Lives Matter, ...

Whether you own a small private business, serve on the board of directors of a public company or are a lay leader at a religious institution, you must know the essential facts and details about ESG.  ESG is an acronym for “environmental, social and governance”.  ...

The origin of this idiom comes from the widespread misconception that ostriches bury their heads in the sand. Despite that this incorrect myth is two thousand years old, originating in ancient Rome, hiding from danger with the thought that if you cannot see an attacker ...

EPA final action on ASTM International’s E1527-21 “Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment is currently in limbo. On March 14, 2022, after this blog post, EPA took direct final action to amend the Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries ...

In a literally explosive example of the right balance between environmental protection and people’s desire to celebrate is no environmental regulation, despite that fireworks degrade air quality with particulate matter, in the United States society has decided that the pyrotechnic festivities must go, especially after ...

As we work with a flood of businesses now considering their place in the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) space, the number one concern that we hear expressed is A Call for Comprehensive and Clearer ESG Disclosures. As I expressed in that blog post some ...