📣 Speaker Announcement! 📣 We are delighted to share that @Prof_RobEngle (Nobel Laureate (2003), @nyuniversity, @NYUStern's Volatility and Risk Institute, and @nberpubs) will deliver a keynote speech drawing on his paper 'Termination Risk and Sustainability' at the 2024 ECGI Responsible Capitalism Summit on 10 September. Discover why climate-friendly funds struggle in this compelling paper. The research delves into the paradox of green investments, the impact of uncertain regulations, and the market dynamics at play. Join us on 10 September to learn how fossil fuel companies and sustainable investors navigate this complex landscape, and uncover strategies for a profitable and planet-friendly future 🌍📈. Event Details: A Decade After Paris: Accelerating Progress Towards Net Zero 🗓️ 10 September 2024 📍 @FranzBotschaft, French Embassy in Berlin 👉Event Link: ecgi.global/events/a-decade-… 🔗 Read the full blog post: mailchi.mp/ecgi/2024-ecgi-su… 🔗 Read the paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…

Superb evening and great to be joined by an incredibly engaged audience from across the #finance and #investment industries. Follow below to hear Sir Oliver's excellent lecture and the stimulating panel discussion and Q&A which followed⬇️

NEW: This week's climate graphic focuses on the extreme heat over the US, southern Europe and China, caused by the 'wavenumber 5' jet stream pattern and heat domes. First time combining two data sets in one animation Read @CamillaHodgson's report on.ft.com/44UhMd4 #dataviz

Our latest ECGI Conversation is with Prof. @AnetePajuste (@handels_sse ), who in her recent co-authored paper, “Voice Through Divestment”, analyses novel Twitter data sets relating to the fossil free divestment movement and examines signals about political change relating to climate. On the concept of narrative economics, she says, “In our case, we showed that these divestment pledges and the related fossil free divestment campaign is a narrative influencing investing behaviour, so these pledges represent an expression of disapproval, reinforced by a tangible action, which is divestment.” Watch the full interview: ecgi.global/video/conversati… @GoslingTj @marcobecht #corpgov#ESG

🙏Thank you to our speakers, sponsors & all the participants in-person & online for the "Short-Termism in European Corporate Governance" conference organised by @UAntwerpen, @Harvard_Law & @ecgiorg and supported by @Gimv. 📽️Links to the recordings will be made available soon on the #ecgievent page: ecgi.global/content/short-te… We look forward to seeing you again!

Public consultation open until 24 June 2023 👇

📗Voice Through Divestment: mailchi.mp/ecgi/wp-900 👥Marco Becht @marcobecht @SolvayEDU @ULBruxelles @cepr_org @ceprdc @ecgiorg, Anete Pajuste @SSE_Riga @Harvard_Law, Anna Toniolo @AnnaAToniolo @Harvard_Law #ecgiwp #responsiblecapitalism #Divestment #NetZero

This month’s ‘In Focus’ edition, ECGI’s monthly newsletter takes a closer look at the practice of systematic stewardship. What do you think, do investors have an important role to play in addressing climate risk and other systemic issues at companies? mailchi.mp/ecgi/infocus3

❓How does #corpgov in Europe contribute to or discourage long-term thinking? Find out at the "Short-Termism in European Corporate Governance" conference on 30 May 2023 in #Antwerp, Belgium. 👥Host: @UniAntwerp, @Harvard_Law & ECGI Register➡️ ecgi.global/content/short-te… #ecgievent

Viral divestment tweets hit valuations: the 2018 viral news that the Dáil, Ireland’s parliament, voted to dump fossil fuel companies, wiped $14bn, or 3.1 per cent, off the collective market value of the biggest US oil, gas and coal companies enterprise-sharing.ft.com/re…

Voice Through Divestment. "Tweets about investors’ plans have an outsized impact on the value of carbon-intensive companies, research finds:" papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.… #divestment #divest #keepitintheground #fossilfree @350 @standearth @CarbonBubble @FT

Welcome to the first edition of our new monthly newsletter that brings corporate governance topics into focus. This inaugural issue will discuss what responsible capitalism actually is, and what promises it holds. Read, share & sign up: mailchi.mp/ecgi/newsletter-f… #corpgov

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⏳Join us in 1 hour (16:00 CEST) for the “New Frontiers of Shareholder Engagement” Conference ✍️ Register here: ecgi.global/content/new-fron… #ecgievents @marcobecht @ProfSautter @sergioalberto_ @GStrampelli @Bocconi

The EU has exported 77 million doses of vaccines to 33 countries since 1 December 2020. In addition, as a lead donor to COVAX, it has contributed to exports to low & middle income countries. While remaining open, the EU needs to ensure Europeans get a fair share of vaccines.

⏰[Register] ECGI is hosting a Spotlight seminar (1 hour) next Monday on Institutional Investors and Corporate Governance.↪️Sign up: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi… #InstitutionalInvestors #blockholders #incentives #horizons #proxyvoting #commonownership #passivefunds #activefunds

🗣️The #Stakeholder Capitalism debate continues! Lucian Bebchuk @HarvardCorpGov vs Alex Edmans (@aedmans) on 10 Dec. The case for & against corporate leaders serving goals other than #shareholdervalue moderated by @gilliantett ➡️Registration:mailchi.mp/ecgi/2020_stakeho…

📢The ‘Corporations and Covid-19’ online workshop, organised by @ecgiorg with @OxfordSB @RevOfFinStudies & @RevOfCorpFin is seeking papers on #Corporations and #Covid-19. Supported by @NorgesBank Investment Management. 📌Submission deadline : 9 April 2021 ecgi.global/news/call-papers…

15 October (16:00 CEST)| Register for the 2020 Wallenberg Lecture delivered by Nobel Laureate, Prof. Oliver Hart (@Harvard) "The Relative Effectiveness of Exit and Voice Strategies" ecgi.global/content/ecgi-ann… #stewardship #economics

We are looking forward to seeing many of you in Milan for #ICGN18 Annual Conference & AGM on 25-28 June Hosted by @Assogestioni & in Premier Partnership with @UniCredit_IT ! Follow the event using #ICGN18 #CorpGov