ESG directors from Tenneco and Amneal Pharmaceuticals shared best practices for businesses broaching the initial phases of environmental, social, and governance reporting at CW’s virtual ESG Summit.
ESG/Social Responsibility
Posted inInternal Controls
ESG Summit: How Rite Aid is preparing to comply with SEC’s climate disclosure rule
Amanda Patrick, Rite Aid’s director of ESG/corporate sustainability, shared the retail pharmacy chain’s sustainability journey so far and how it is readying to meet the SEC’s potential disclosure mandates during her keynote address at CW’s virtual ESG Summit.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
Ex-CEO of environmental consultant imprisoned 3 years for false reports
DiAne Gordon, the former CEO and co-owner of Environmental Compliance & Testing, was sentenced to three years in prison for fabricating water quality reports that were sent to state environmental agencies.
Posted inEthics & Culture
NAVEX survey: Remote work, whistleblower trends to test speak-up cultures
Maintaining a speak-up culture requires increased attention from businesses with many employees still working remote, putting more of an onus on the reporting function, according to the latest NAVEX study.
Posted inRegulatory Policy
OCC names chief climate risk officer to lead new office
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has reinforced its commitment to confronting risks posed by climate change with the appointment of Yue (Nina) Chen as chief climate risk officer.
Posted inBoards & Shareholders
FRC: 12 best practices for better ESG data collection
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council released guidance on how companies can collect and use environmental, social, and governance data to inform better decision-making.
Posted inEthics & Culture
EU countries take varied approaches to combating greenwashing
European regulators are taking greater steps to clamp down on companies’ misleading ESG claims, but experience shows different countries have differing priorities about tackling dishonest marketing.
Posted inRisk Management
On-demand training: Everything you need to know about ESG but were afraid to ask
Take this self-directed, interactive course to deepen your understanding of the increasing importance of environmental, social, and corporate governance initiatives and how ESG planning processes can help manage risks and lead to better reporting outcomes.
Posted inEthics & Culture
How compliance can help prevent human trafficking
There are many organizations that seek to prevent human trafficking, but their work can sometimes seem distant and detached from our roles as compliance professionals. We must consider how to bridge that gap, with a particular focus on supply chains.
Posted inBoards & Shareholders
New environmental, social issues made for ‘unprecedented’ 2022 proxy season
Companies across many industries were kept on their toes during the 2022 proxy season, with shareholders filing an extraordinary number of proposals pertaining to a broad array of environmental and social issues.
