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A sustainability officer explains how adding an environmental expert to leadership teams could be good for business.

Permutable AI used its software to assess which companies make news for upholding — or failing — to meet labor standards set by ESG and UN criteria.

A study examining how often asset managers vote in accordance with climate goals has singled out BlackRock and State Street.

The year saw both progress and problems, from glitches in the Inflation Reduction Act to a controversial new rule for advisers.

The founder of an ETF that tracks all American public companies with female CEOs sits down with American Banker Editor-in-Chief Chana Schoenberger to discuss why it matters if a company has a woman as CEO.

The decline was mainly driven by the pension funds and insurance companies' push to persuade companies to develop transition plans.

Two protesters from the Earth Quaker Action Team explain why they want Vanguard to take a stronger stance against climate change.

From digital currencies and ESG-focused funds, the demand for diversification is at an all time high.

An executive from Loop & Tie, a regenerative gifting platform, discusses how employers can be more intentional with their recognition efforts.

Catch up on EBN's coverage of sustainability at work, as employees demand transparency and action.

The push at HQ is meant to help Walmart cut carbon emissions and make employees healthier, happier and more productive.

Most 401(k) and other employer-sponsored retirement plans, as well as individual retirement accounts (IRAs), have at least some money invested in companies that contribute to fossil fuel extraction, deforestation or both.

As sustainability goals become a top-level priority, companies are desperately trying to earn employees' buy-in.

The NYSE is implementing a new tool that will help firm employees track opportunities and pay gaps within the company.

As employees see a growing number of companies prioritizing ESG goals, they're expecting more from their own employer on big-picture issues.

Large banks are facing an increasingly difficult challenge on environmental and social issues: balancing the demands of progressive activists and their own employees with those of Republican state officials. One analyst calls it the “goldilocks dynamic.”

Seventy-four percent of plan participants would contribute more to their retirement fund if their plans had a more value-based approach, Schroders found.

Employees want more insight and control over their retirement investments — and they want to support companies they can feel good about.

Large financial institutions are investing in technology to tap into the growing workplace wealth market.

The increase came as a flurry of initial public offerings and record underwriting fees boosted profitability.