ESG without the ā€˜S’ | FT Alphaville

The outperformance of ESG indices recently can be explained in part by what sectors it focuses on: [Vincent] Deluard found that ESG weights more towards the healthcare and technology, which have both outperformed the wider US equity indices over the past few years thanks to their higher returns-on-equity and relatively low capital intensity. But the…

Human Capital: Key Findings from a Survey of Public Company Directors

An EY Center for Board Matters study shows that Nearly 70% of directors say their board spends enough time discussing talent strategy and issues, 78% say their board has a strong understanding of current talent and workforce issues, and 66% say their board has the appropriate skill sets and experience to oversee talent strategy in…