ESG

Opinion: It is becoming more difficult to fund, sell or occupy a building if its construction and operations do not comply with best sustainability practices

Majority of S&P 500 companies use ESG (environmental, social and governance) criteria to guide pay

Scheme in Dublin’s south docklands features dedicated telecommunications rooms to guard against data theft

Data doesn’t suggest companies are pulling back on ESG initiatives but caution may be linked to increasingly toxic US debate

With a third of the nation’s carbon emissions coming from the built environment, the Government must lead drive for energy-efficiency and retrofitting

Galway-based Diligent employs almost 300 people and targets the growing corporate transparency market

Claims of progress will come under increasing scrutiny, environmental lawyer warns

Philip Morris believes vaping will bring it within the remit of ethical investment funds

Opinion: Suggesting that only new buildings are ‘ESG-compliant’ is nonsense. The upgrading of older stock is simple

A new study shows many consumers mistrust environmental claims made by companies, but are not confident of spotting false claims

CBRE highlights fall-off in leasing activity but insists first quarter is traditionally slow

Focus on sustainability lifts Irish secure IT recycling company’s revenues

As the drive to make multinationals pay their share gathers pace, intercompany arrangements are more likely to be challenged, explains Claire Healy of Mazars

Study found the more money a fund manager has invested in a fund, the lower the ESG performance of the fund