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The “weight loss” drug Ozempic burst onto the scene in 2023 as a juggernaut winner for Danish drug maker Novo Nordisk. What began as a drug to treat Type 2 diabetes, however, soon proved efficacious to treat a much more widespread problem: obesity. That left Novo Nordisk in the driver’s seat of a blockbuster “off-label” drug. The challenge for Novo is making sure patients with Type 2 diabetes aren’t left on the side of the road.

Bailard’s approach to corporate engagement focuses on both the shareholder process and supporting other stakeholders working to improve disclosures on important environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues.

Bailard’s approach to corporate engagement focuses on both the shareholder process and supporting other stakeholders working to improve disclosures on important environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues.

Bailard’s approach to corporate engagement focuses on both the shareholder process and supporting other stakeholders working to improve disclosures on important environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues.

Annalise Durante, Senior ESG Analyst and Investment Counselor, provides perspective on the indispensable role of impact investing in directing capital towards societal and environmental betterment.

On June 26, 2023, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) released its much anticipated inaugural sustainability standards. The standards were launched by the IFRS Foundation, the non-profit, public-interest arm of the ISSB. The standards were launched at COP26 with the purpose of establishing a global baseline of sustainability-related disclosure standards. As the governing body of the International Accounting Standards Board, the IFRS Foundation should be well-positioned to oversee global standards. The International Accounting Standards Board determines the accounting rules for financial statements of public companies used by most developed countries. The release of these standards followed a comprehensive consultation period that allowed global stakeholders to weigh in on the proposed standards. The standards integrate the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) as well as the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board’s industry-based disclosure requirements.

On June 26, 2023, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) released its much anticipated inaugural sustainability standards. The standards were launched by the IFRS Foundation, the non-profit, public-interest arm of the ISSB. The standards were launched at COP26 with the purpose of establishing a global baseline of sustainability-related disclosure standards. As the governing body of the International Accounting Standards Board, the IFRS Foundation should be well-positioned to oversee global standards. The International Accounting Standards Board determines the accounting rules for financial statements of public companies used by most developed countries. The release of these standards followed a comprehensive consultation period that allowed global stakeholders to weigh in on the proposed standards. The standards integrate the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) as well as the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board’s industry-based disclosure requirements.

Bailard’s approach to corporate engagement focuses on both the shareholder process and supporting other stakeholders working to improve disclosures on important environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues.

This Issue Brief explores tax avoidance by corporations, and reporting initiatives to help with tax transparency.

Bailard’s approach to corporate engagement focuses on both the shareholder process and supporting other stakeholders working to improve disclosures on important environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues.

Blaine Townsend, director of Bailard, Inc.'s SRII group says attacks on ESG lean heavily on false economics and myths.

While ESG has become mainstream, it has become a much more polarized political issue in the United States.

Bailard’s Sustainable, Responsible and Impact Investing (SRII) team supports the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Bailard’s approach to corporate engagement focuses on both the shareholder process and supporting other stakeholders working to improve disclosures on important environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. Here is our Q1 2023 Update.

McKenzie Fulkerson-Jones, ESG Analyst, explains the key facets of the landmark agreement that emerged from the United Nations Biodiversity Conference.

Bailard’s approach to corporate engagement focuses on both the shareholder process and supporting other stakeholders working to improve disclosures on important environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. Here is our Q4 2022 Update.