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Investor Relations

On the Mission: Investor Relations - “IR”- is a strategic management function that brings together finance, communications, marketing, law, compliance, and other specialties and functional areas to bridge the relationship of corporation and investor (asset owners and asset managers.)

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News & Updates

January 13, 2021 BMW’s purchasing strategy gets more sustainable for EVs

Source: Automotive Logistics

BMW Group is more closely aligning its purchasing activity with goals for greater sustainability as it plans for greater vehicle electrification.

January 12, 2021 Nike’s Net-Zero Ambition: They ‘Just Did It’

Source: Supply Chain Digital

The campus exemplifies Nike’s goal to ‘Move to Zero’ to reduce carbon and waste in the battle against climate change. Nike wants all power owned-and-operated facilities to be 100 per cent renewable by 2025 and is targeting a 30...

January 8, 2021 The Wealth Tax Is Going Global

Source: Bloomberg

From Chile to the U.K., left-leaning parties, lawmakers, activists and academics are floating new proposals for levies on millionaires and billionaires, with the goal of directly taxing their assets rather than hiking rates on...

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Commentary & Opinion

November 10, 2020 Why Wait for Regulation — Instead of Doing Better Now?

Source: Sustainable Brands

As countries recognize and codify the need for legislation surrounding climate action proposals — pushing corporations to reduce their carbon output and adopt environmentally friendly practices and policies — there is a question...

July 14, 2020 What is Greenwashing? The Importance of Maintaining Perspective in ESG Communications

Source: AlphaSense, Pamela Styles principal of Next Level Investor Relations LLC,

“Greenwashing” can generally be described as ‘the practice of only paying lip service to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors with token gestures.’ In practice, greenwashing occurs when an organization presents...

December 16, 2019 Goldman Sachs’ commercially driven plan for sustainability

Source: Financial Times

David Solomon, chief executive of Goldman Sachs, says the company will target $750bn of financing, investing and advisory activity to areas such as clean energy and sustainable food production © Bloomberg

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Research & Insights

September 19, 2019 The World’s Most Reputable Companies For Corporate Responsibility 2019

Source: Forbes

Some of the world’s biggest businesses were in crisis management mode last year, picking up the pieces of reputations shattered by scandal. While many corporations have yet to regain the trust of stakeholders, others have made...

August 7, 2019 The Best Performing ESG Funds - and the Worst

Source: Morning Star

while the past 12 months have seen some extreme bouts of volatility - most notably the last quarter of 2018 – many ESG funds have performed well.

May 14, 2018 Companies with closer CEO pay ratios may generate higher profit per worker

Source: CNBC

A CNBC analysis of CEO pay ratios suggests that companies with more equal pay distribution also tend to generate higher profit per worker.

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Featured Investor Relations Commentators

	Bill Baue Columns Writer, SocialFunds.com - Co-Host/Producer, Corporate Watchdog Radio- Adjunct Professor, Marlboro College Graduate Center Managing for Sustainability MBA
	Richard Barr Columns Richard Barr transitioned out of a 20-year career as an SRI advisor with First Affirmative Financial Network and is now a commentator for the Governance & Accountability Institute.
	Eleanor Bloxham Columns Eleanor Bloxham is a strategic governance authority, author and advisor, and CEO of The Value Alliance (www.thevaluealliance.com) and Corporate Governance Alliance.
	Hank Boerner Columns Hank Boerner is a columnist for Accountability Central and various publications
	Keld Jensen Columns A prolific author, Keld's internationally-acclaimed book Negotiating Partnership has been translated into four languages and published in 28+ countries. He writes feature articles for national and international media and appears in broadcast media as a commentator on international business issues.
	Timothy J. Keating Featured commentator Timothy J. Keating is President of Keating Investments, LLC, the investment adviser to Keating Capital, Inc. of Greenwood Village, Colorado. Before founding Keating Investments in 1997, we was the Managing Director of Bear Stearns International Limited in London.
	Tim Quast Columns Tim Quast is a fifteen-year Investor Relations veteran and founder and managing director of ModernIR.com, which parses and categorizes over a half-billion shares per week with its trading intelligence systems.
	Mark Sickles Columns Mark W. Sickles is an author, professor, and advisor to corporate directors and officers. The founding principal of Mark W. Sickles, LLC, he is the creator of Shareholder Value Assurance and Strategic Governance™.
	Rick Schweiger Columns Featured commentator Rick M. Schweiger is a member of the Investment Committee of Keating Investments. From 1999 to March 2010, Mr. Schweiger was the owner of Garisch Financial, Inc., a firm providing business and financial consulting services to private companies, including private operating companies interested in raising private or public financing as part of a going public strategy.
	Lois Yurow Columns Lois Yurow practiced corporate and securities law for several years and now helps public companies use plain English principles in their disclosure documents and investor communications.