The implications for IR as ESG goes mainstream: Ticker 121

IR Magazine‘s Jeff Cossette talks to Patrick Mitchell, managing partner at market intelligence firm Investor Update, about the rapidly growing focus on ESG among investors, and the implications for companies, IR teams and access to capital.

Listen to the podcast recording below This episode of The Ticker is sponsored by Broadridge Financial Solutions

In this podcast, you’ll hear about:

  • The rapid advance of ESG concerns among investors
  • How the EU is putting the onus on investors to spread the ESG message
  • The complexity of assessing sustainability in the supply chain
  • Why some companies will find it hard to raise capital in the future
  • The growth of ESG activism
  • Benchmarking ESG practices

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