Corporate governance has become an important subject in boardroom and investor discussions. Environmental, Social, and Governance – ESG – has been growing in prominence as its application becomes essential to investor decisions and for businesses throughout the world who work to adhere to an evolving array of ESG framework principles. As more stakeholders engage, ESG is playing a decisive role as investments are evaluated and decisions are made which will ultimately affect the returns on those investments and, importantly, the costs and allocation of capital. ESG frameworks and practices continue to evolve with implications for organizations and investors across the globe. Accordingly, ACCF has a dedicated team that is working to lead and communicate the needs of businesses, the implications of ESG practices, and ensure that the processes and principles that are established that will help align and balance ESG and financial results and provide the flexibility that businesses and their investors need to understand ESG metrics and reporting.
News
ACCF Webinar: Chairman French Hill on the EU Corporate Sustainability Directive’s...
The ACCF hosts House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (R-AR) for A Conversation on the European Union's Evolving and Far-Reaching Corporate Sustainability Due...
Extraterritorial regulation is EU’s looming contagion
Financial Times
In her guest column “America must act to avoid Eurosclerosis” (Opinion, October 4) Suzanne Clark, the president and chief executive of the US Chamber...
Op-Ed: Exxon Is Trying to Do Investors a Favor: Get Politics...
Barron's
Activists focusing on broad environmental and social issues are increasingly using the shareholder proposal process to push their agendas at U.S. public companies. The...
Research & Publications
Proxy Advisors Remain a Problem: 2024 Report
This report offers a examination of supplemental filings from last year’s 2024 proxy season to shed light on persistent challenges associated with proxy advisors....
New Report: Proxy Season Analysis Shows Companies Still Reporting High...
ACCF documents a 28% increase in proxy advisor errors from 2021 Report
WASHINGTON, DC – As Congress holds hearings on the influence of proxy advisors...
New Report: The declining number of public companies and mandatory reporting...
Washington, DC – After peaking in 1996 at more than 8,000 companies, the number of domestic US-listed public companies traded on major US exchanges...



