Cindy Moehring is joined by Alanna Fishman to discuss current environmental, social, and corporate governance, a practice that has gained increasing relevance in the business world. Alanna Fishman is a Managing Director at FTI Consulting, where she works with businesses to develop strong, lasting ESG strategies. Topics touched on in this episode include sustainability, the value of ESG in today’s business world, the shareholder’s responsibility in implementing positive change, crisis management, why a diverse board is an advantage, and the most important elements of a successful ESG strategy.
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Links from episode:
SMP: https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/esg-funds-beat-out-s-p-500-in-1st-year-of-covid-19-how-1-fund-shot-to-the-top-63224550
Bank of America
- https://www.iccr.org/sites/default/files/page_attachments/equitystrategyfocuspoint_esg.pdf
- https://www.bofaml.com/en-us/content/reshoring/esg-factors-influence-shift-ethical-supply-chain.html
- https://www.privatebank.bankofamerica.com/articles/esg-investing-performance-trends.html
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-24/bank-of-america-says-investors-pay-up-for-high-scoring-esg-firms
- https://www.wlrk.com/docs/ESG_from_A_to_Z.pdf
Harvard Business School
- https://hbr.org/2020/09/social-impact-efforts-that-create-real-value
- https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2021/04/12/executive-pay-and-esg-performance/
- https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51511
Blackrock
- https://www.blackrock.com/corporate/literature/investor-education/sustainable-investing-resilience.pdf
- https://www.ishares.com/us/literature/whitepaper/a-sea-change-in-global-investing-climate-paper-en-us.pdf
The “NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) ESG Top 5” weekly publication: https://www.nyse.com/esg/resource-center
