ESG

House Republicans Seek Information about Foreign Funding of U.S. Universities

August 05, 2020

After an Education Department investigation that "uncovered over $6.5 billion of previously unreported foreign donations," Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio, James Comer of Kentucky, and Virginia Foxx of North Carolina — the ranking members on the Judiciary, Oversight, and Education committees, respectively — requested Harvard University, Yale University, the University of Chicago, the University of Delaware, New York University, and the University of Pennsylvania provide answers about all of their gifts from and contacts with the governments of or businesses and nationals from China, Russia, Qatar, Iran, and Saudi Arabia by next Monday.
WaPo: Twitter Combats Chinese Propaganda Operations

June 14, 2020

In an attempt to combat false narratives from the Communist Party of China on Twitter, the social media company deleted nearly 170,000 accounts related to Chinese propaganda operations.
Google Sued Over Data Collection from Users in Incognito Mode

June 07, 2020

Google, which has recently been faced with legal challenges around the world over its intrusive data collection practices, is being hit with a class action lawsuit in the U.S. claiming that its tracking of users in private modes violates user privacy.
Carnegie Paper Promotes Contested Approach to Cybersecurity Norm Generation

March 02, 2020

A Carnegie Endowment for International Peace research paper presents the case that a fragmented, contested and organic development of cybersecurity norms is the better path forward than a top-down, centralized normative approach.
Kurtz: American Business Must Rethink Its Relation to Politics

February 26, 2020

Writing in National Review, Stanley Kurtz explains how corporate America's willingness to embrace progressive socialist economic, cultural, and educational policies has alienated both free-market conservatives and the those seeking even more radical anti-capitalist inputs and outcomes.
Hague Rules on Business and Human Rights Arbitration Expand Scope of Business Arbitration

February 25, 2020

The recently released Hague Rules on Business and Human Rights Arbitration have been published to assist and encourage the widening of the ambit of arbitration beyond commercial disputes to those concerning the effect of commercial activities on human rights.
GRI to Add Examples of Corporate SDG Reporting Practices

February 25, 2020

In 2020, the Global Reporting Initiative ("GRI") plans to add Examples of Corporate SDG Reporting Practices to its portfolio of available best practices for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
BlackRock Signs Climate Change Pact

January 15, 2020

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager with more than $6.8 trillion under its control, has become a signatory to Climate Action 100+, joining 370 other global investors in an initiative designed to encourage companies to take action on climate change by becoming carbon neutral by 2050.
Wagner and Kuklis: EU Needs a Single Institution to Tackle Problem of Online Disinformation

January 08, 2020

Ben Wagner and Lubos Kuklis explain their proposal for the creation of a new single European institution which could act as an auditing intermediary to ensure that the data provided to regulators by social media companies are accurate.
SEC Scrutiny of ESG Investment Funds May Lead to Stronger Foundation for Constructing Socially Responsible Portfolios

January 07, 2020

Citing a Wall Street Journal report, Investment News reports that the Securities and Exchange Commission is examining funds that represent they invest in companies that advance environmental, social and governance goals, such as promoting sustainable development, slowing climate change, and increasing diversity and inclusion.