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Category: ESG

Amazon’s Tuition Benefit a Sign of Rising Interest in Human Capital

Amazon’s Tuition Benefit a Sign of Rising Interest in Human Capital

Amazon’s Tuition Benefit a Sign of Rising Interest in Human Capital

To hear labor activists and some employees tell it, “Out of sight, out of mind” would be an apt description of Amazon leaders’ attitude toward the strenuous working conditions in the company’s warehouse distribution centers. Earlier this ye...

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Biontech's Covid 19 Vaccine in a small white bottle

Delta Variant Thwarting Plans to Reopen Offices

Biontech's Covid 19 Vaccine in a small white bottle

It was supposed to be a “Hot Vax Summer” for singles, a monthslong celebration of life getting back to normal thanks to COVID-19 vaccines. They found out along with the rest of the world that, unfortunately, the Delta variant had something...

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The Looming Threat of Water Scarcity

The Looming Threat of Water Scarcity

The Looming Threat of Water Scarcity

If you polled sustainability-driven investors about the most important environmental issues facing corporations today, carbon emissions would likely be the most common response. But according to some companies and analysts, the investment c...

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ESG Crisis: Remains of a Forest Fire

E and S, but not so much G

ESG Crisis: Remains of a Forest Fire

As the spotlight continues to shine ever brighter on environmental, social and governance issues at companies, ESG proposals from shareholders are enjoying record levels of support. At least the “E” and “S” proposals are. According to gover...

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Five Things to Know About the SEC’s Regulatory Agenda

Five Things to Know About the SEC’s Regulatory Agenda

Five Things to Know About the SEC’s Regulatory Agenda

The annual release of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s regulatory agenda is typically a dry affair in which the agency rehashes priorities with which close observers are already familiar. Not so this year, as a change in the White H...

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