Category: ESG

The success of B Corps: Funding, Profitability, and Public Perception

BY: Aster Cheng, RBFL Editor The priorities of consumers are changing––as consumers place more weight on the environmental and social impacts of companies in their decision making, more companies are choosing to become B Corporations (“B Corps”).[1] B Corps are for-profit companies who have met a standard of ESG factors established by B Lab, a […]

Mandatory ESG Disclosure for Funds: Why is it Needed?

BY: Taylor Miller, RBFL Student Editor In June 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a new proposed rule that would require certain disclosures from investment advisers and investment companies on their environmental, social, and governance practices. This rule follows in the wake of the European Union’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation passed in 2018. […]

RBFL Presents: An Interview with Professor Madison Condon