In March 2022, Novata’s Chief Impact Officer and Head of ESG Lorraine Wilson moderated a panel at the Private Equity International’s Responsible…
Over the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it both challenges and opportunities for the world of work, and…
Coauthored by: Lorraine Spradley Wilson, Chief Impact Officer and Head of ESG Methodology, Novata, and Margot Brandenburg, Novata Advisory Committee member, Senior…
Our goal is to help avoid fragmentation of ESG standards and better enable firms to assess their ESG performance—because a company can’t…
Regulators across the globe have been increasingly mandating ESG disclosures for publicly traded and large organizations. These requirements inevitably will trickle down…
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues have become key considerations for private equity firms amid pressure to incorporate these factors into business…
While we can agree on overarching concepts common to all regions, ESG issues and risks are very region-specific. The ESG regulatory news…
Record-breaking heat this summer is sounding the alarm on the urgent need to address climate change. From heat advisories to wildfire outbreaks…
Since day one – one year ago – the Novata team has focused on how to drive towards a more inclusive form…
This spring, the SEC proposed a new rule that would require publicly traded companies to disclose detailed information on their climate-related risks,…
Key events from 2020 have brought racial inequality to the forefront across the globe. Racial/ethnic diversity on boards is coming under increased…
For this series of articles on water management, Novata spoke with Gonzalo Muñoz about global trends, opportunities, and risks. Gonzalo, a member…
In May, I represented Novata at the Sustainable1 Conference in Paris. The panel I participated in, ”Completing Data Gaps: Transparency Matters,” was…
Are you new to the term “ESG”, wondering what it is, and what you should be doing? Are you getting what seems…
The SEC recently issued a new proposal to add standardized climate reporting to required disclosures by public companies. This reporting includes disclosing…
In recent years, the mounting urgency of climate change has called for a clear understanding of businesses’ impact on our planet’s warming….
Driven in large part by the COVID-19 pandemic, twenty million people in the U.S. left their jobs in the second half of 2021.
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a vital tool in combating climate change. Achieving carbon neutrality – net zero carbon emissions through overall…
