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In March 2018, ISS acquired oekom AG, a provider of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings and data. [19] In February 2019, ISS acquired CAER, a Canberra-based research company that has worked with institutional investors seeking to monitor portfolio companies’ ESG policies, practices, and disclosures since 2000. [20]
Institutional Shareholder Services( ISS) acquired Germany’s Oekom, while S&P Global acquired the ESG rating business of RobecoSAM. The market's structure is divided between a few very large non-EU providers on one side, and numerous smaller EU providers on the other.
In 2020, STOXX introduced DAX 50 ESG [4] and EU-Compliant Climate Benchmark Indices, which are designed to facilitate the shift towards a low-carbon economy and align investments with the Paris Climate Agreement. [5] In 2021, the DAX index was expanded from 30 to 40 components. In 2023, the ISS STOXX Biodiversity Indices were launched.
Proposals against ESG, including those against DEI, that came to a vote have garnered little support in the past three years, a review by the consultancy ISS-Corporate found. The NLPC and another ...
According to a meta-analysis approximately 90% of studies on ESG show a non-negative relationship between ESG and financial performance, with a majority indicating positive correlations. This evidence suggests that ESG considerations can lead to improved risk management, cost savings, and access to capital, thus enhancing overall financial ...
Emmanuel Faber is the first chair of the ISSB.. The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) is a standard-setting body established in 2021–2022 under the IFRS Foundation, whose mandate is the creation and development of sustainability-related financial reporting standards to meet investors' needs for sustainability reporting.
Solactive was founded in October 2007 by Steffen Scheuble under the name of Structured Solutions prior to the global financial crisis from 2007 to 2008. [1]In 2009, Solactive acquired the S-Box index platform from the Stuttgart Stock Exchange.
Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recommended that shareholders vote in favor of the resolution. The resolution also received the support of the Interfaith Coalition on Investor Responsibility (ICCR) and other socially motivated investment organizations. Likely most significant of all, the Yale ACIR, and by extension ...