Governance

Datamaran is the first 'ESG-tech' company in the world to secure a patent on unstructured data analysis

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
ESG, Ethical investment, Environmentalism, Ethical banking, Governance, Articles

The patent covers the company's flagship innovation - the analytical architecture capturing external risks, including ESG and others, in real-time.

Key Points: 
  • The patent covers the company's flagship innovation - the analytical architecture capturing external risks, including ESG and others, in real-time.
  • In today's world, millennials run corporations, regulators institutionalize ESG, journalists expose corporate controversies, and investors move capital to ESG.
  • According to Datamaran clients, the people influencing the success of their business are changing, as well as the issues themselves.
  • The patent covers a broad scope and could therefore be applied to other unstructured data sets as well.

Datamaran is the first 'ESG-tech' company in the world to secure a patent on unstructured data analysis

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
ESG, Ethical investment, Environmentalism, Ethical banking, Governance, Articles

The patent covers the company's flagship innovation - the analytical architecture capturing external risks, including ESG and others, in real-time.

Key Points: 
  • The patent covers the company's flagship innovation - the analytical architecture capturing external risks, including ESG and others, in real-time.
  • In today's world, millennials run corporations, regulators institutionalize ESG, journalists expose corporate controversies, and investors move capital to ESG.
  • According to Datamaran clients, the people influencing the success of their business are changing, as well as the issues themselves.
  • The patent covers a broad scope and could therefore be applied to other unstructured data sets as well.

Thornburg Better World International Fund Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary with Top Morningstar Five-Star Overall and Five-Globe Sustainability Ratings

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Finance, Money, Environmentalism, Ethical banking, Ethical investment, Articles, Governance, Financial data vendors, Sustainalytics, Morningstar, Inc., Environmental, social and corporate governance

To determine a fund's Morningstar Rating, funds and other managed products with at least a three-year history are ranked in their categories by their Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return scores.

Key Points: 
  • To determine a fund's Morningstar Rating, funds and other managed products with at least a three-year history are ranked in their categories by their Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return scores.
  • Morningstar uses a three-step process to determine a fund's Morningstar Sustainability Rating.
  • First each fund with at least 67% of assets covered by a company-level ESG score from Sustainalytics receives a Morningstar Portfolio Sustainability Score.
  • Second, the Historical Sustainability Score is an exponential weighted moving average of the Portfolio Sustainability Scores over the past 12 months.

Access Softek’s EasyVest Provides Socially Responsible Investing Portfolios

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Professional services, Data management, Technology, Other Technology, Software, Finance, Banking, Ethical investment, Ethical banking, Environmentalism, Governance, Articles, Environmental, social and corporate governance, Policy,  Access Softek, Inc., Corporate One

EasyVest features 25 different ESG portfolios, which are paired with the user based on their investing goals and risk tolerance.

Key Points: 
  • EasyVest features 25 different ESG portfolios, which are paired with the user based on their investing goals and risk tolerance.
  • Consumers want choice and supporting optional ESG portfolios keeps EasyVest at the forefront of important investing trends.
  • In addition, ESG investing performs well and is attracting a growing share of the investing market said Chris Doner, founder and CEO of Access Softek.
  • EasyVest makes investing in ESG portfolios simple and affordable with a low initial investment and seamless integration into online and mobile banking.

Christopher L. Bell & John Voorhees Author Article on Environmental and Social Governance (ESG)

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Thursday, October 15, 2020
Articles, Ethical investment, Euthenics, Environmentalism, Corporate social responsibility, Governance, Environmental law, ESG, Regulatory compliance, Environmental, social and corporate governance, RepRisk

Using Standards as a Framework for Environmental and Social Governance " details the environmental compliance and governance challenges facing multinational companies, and discusses how extra-legal standards can provide a disciplined management framework for achieving compliance and executing sustainability, environmental social governance (ESG), and corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies.

Key Points: 
  • Using Standards as a Framework for Environmental and Social Governance " details the environmental compliance and governance challenges facing multinational companies, and discusses how extra-legal standards can provide a disciplined management framework for achieving compliance and executing sustainability, environmental social governance (ESG), and corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies.
  • "Standards can provide a practical governance framework, as well as substantive guidance, to help companies successfully manage these ESG obligations and challenges."
  • Voorhees and Bell also co-authored a recently published book titled International Environmental Risk Management: A Systems Approach on managing environmental risk.
  • Greenberg Traurig received a first-tier ranking in the "Environmental Law" and "Litigation Environmental" categories in the U.S. News - Best Lawyers 2020 "Best Law Firms" report.

Myriad Genetics Files Fiscal Year 2020 Proxy Statement, Implements Corporate Governance Changes In Support of Stakeholder Interests

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Thursday, October 15, 2020
Articles, Corporate law, Typography, Business, Myriad Genetics, Governance, Corporate governance, Myriad, Board of directors

Myriad has executed a significant effort during my time as Chair to improve corporate governance to reflect shareholder interests while continuing our mission to improve and transform lives, said S. Louise Phanstiel, chair of the Board of Directors, Myriad Genetics.

Key Points: 
  • Myriad has executed a significant effort during my time as Chair to improve corporate governance to reflect shareholder interests while continuing our mission to improve and transform lives, said S. Louise Phanstiel, chair of the Board of Directors, Myriad Genetics.
  • By intensifying our focus on corporate governance and transparency, Myriad is now positioned to advance its leadership in the healthcare industry.
  • Since the fall of 2019, Myriad has added six new members to its board of directors and announced the retirement of three board members.
  • Myriad will file an Annual Report on Form10KT for a six-month transition period from July1, 2020 through December31, 2020.

Global Transformation of IPC’s Business Model Sparks New Growth at Global Convergence, Inc. (GCI)

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Articles, Information and communications technology, Computing, Information technology, Technological convergence, GCI, Digital transformation, Governance

IPC and GCI share a common vision for successful business alignment and enablement, said Dave Brown, Chief Operating Officer at IPC.

Key Points: 
  • IPC and GCI share a common vision for successful business alignment and enablement, said Dave Brown, Chief Operating Officer at IPC.
  • We are all about being on the journey along with the customer, said Vic Berggren, CTO at Global Convergence.
  • Our business relationships are win/win and mutually beneficial because we listen and align with our customers governance and processes.
  • Global Convergence, Inc. (GCI) is a global Managed IT Lifecycle Services and Solutions company that specializes in resolving complex digital transformation challenges within geographically dispersed, mission-critical networks.

Talend to Report Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results on November 9, 2020

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Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Transaction processing, Articles, Data integrity, Data quality, Governance, Draft:Talend

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Talend(NASDAQ:TLND), a global leader in data integration and data integrity, announced today it will release its financial results for the third quarter endedSeptember 30, 2020, after market close onNovember 9, 2020.

Key Points: 
  • REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Talend(NASDAQ:TLND), a global leader in data integration and data integrity, announced today it will release its financial results for the third quarter endedSeptember 30, 2020, after market close onNovember 9, 2020.
  • The news release with the financial results will be accessible from the companys website prior to the conference call.
  • Talend (NASDAQ: TLND), a leader in data integration and data integrity, is changing the way the world makes decisions.
  • Talend Data Fabric is the only platform that brings together all the data integration and governance capabilities,to simplify every aspect of working with data.

Bloomberg to Offer MSCI ESG Research Data on the Bloomberg Terminal

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Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Finance, Ethical investment, Money, Articles, Financial data vendors, Ethical banking, Environmentalism, Governance, Environmental, social and corporate governance, Bloomberg L.P., Bloomberg Terminal, ESG Solutions

NEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg announced today that MSCI ESG Ratings by MSCI ESG Research LLC is now available via the Bloomberg Terminal.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg announced today that MSCI ESG Ratings by MSCI ESG Research LLC is now available via the Bloomberg Terminal.
  • Bloomberg Terminal users can access this MSCI data and use it alongside Bloomberg's broader functionality across the Terminal, complementing Bloomberg's existing ESG data sets.
  • The addition of MSCI ESG data on the Bloomberg Terminal provides subscribers with a holistic view of company and issuer ESG performance in order to streamline their research and investment processes.
  • Subscribers to the Bloomberg Terminal can review Bloomberg's ESG Solutions at {BESG } and access Bloomberg's ESG data at {ESGD }.

Holaluz Ranks Number One in Sustainalytics' ESG World Ranking for Electricity Companies

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Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Environmentalism, Ethical banking, Ethical investment, Articles, Governance, Market data, Sustainalytics, Economy, ESG, Policy

Sustainalytics is the world's leading ESG and corporate governance research and ratings agency, and, out of more than 189 companies worldwide, it places Holaluz at number one amongst direct peers in the category of electricity companies.

Key Points: 
  • Sustainalytics is the world's leading ESG and corporate governance research and ratings agency, and, out of more than 189 companies worldwide, it places Holaluz at number one amongst direct peers in the category of electricity companies.
  • In the overall reckoning, the Sustainalytics universe, which collates the performance of 13,028 companies, Holaluz was placed among the top 2% of companies.
  • Holaluz, the green energy technology company which is listed on the BME Growth (formerly known as the Alternative Stock Market MAB), has been ranked number one amongst direct peers in the electricity companies' category by Sustainalytics' ESG Risk Rating which analyses 189 companies around the world.
  • Holaluz was placed amongst the top two per cent of companies in the Sustainalytics universe (which collates the performance of 13,028 companies) and number two in the utilities category (which compares 486 companies).