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Top Automotive Suppliers’ ESG Reports Focus Mostly on Environment and Little on Governance

Posted Oct. 26th 2021

Most top auto suppliers’ ESG reports focus mostly on the E (environmental) and neglect the G (governance), according to our recent study – “Automotive Suppliers and ESG,” which we recently conducted in May/June of 2021 by looking at the ESG reports for the top 25 North American auto OEM suppliers, based on the most recent […]

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Auto Supplier ESG Report Topics: Themes, Insights and Opportunities

Posted Oct. 14th 2021

During our recent study of ESG (environmental, social and governance) reporting habits of the top 25 North American automotive suppliers (according to Automotive News’ Top Suppliers Listing), we uncovered some 200 topics which we categorized into 12 larger buckets. Here’s the category breakdown. 29.5% related to Environment / Energy 16.5% related to Product / Supply […]

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The ABCs of ESG: Defining Top ESG Reporting Terms

Posted Sep. 16th 2021

As we dive into the findings from our recent study of ESG (environmental, social and governance) reporting habits of the top North American automotive suppliers (according to Automotive News’ most recent Top Suppliers Listing), we thought it would be helpful to review some of the most popular terms and reporting standards. To start, let’s answer […]

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Five Key Insights from the Top Automotive Suppliers’ ESG Reports

Posted Aug. 5th 2021

As mentioned in our recent Three Reasons ESG Communications Are Crucial for Automotive & Vehicle Technology Suppliers blog, ESG (environmental, social, and governance) reporting is rapidly becoming the hottest trend for mobility, automotive and vehicle technology suppliers. It’s moved beyond just being a trend and is becoming an expectation. For PR practitioners, NOW is a […]

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Three Reasons ESG Communications Are Crucial for Automotive & Vehicle Technology Suppliers

Posted Jul. 1st 2021

ESG (environmental, social, and governance) reporting is rapidly becoming the hottest trend for mobility, automotive and vehicle technology suppliers. We’ve all seen the headlines … read the articles … review the studies … and spoken to clients about this hot topic. Interestingly, according to Forbes, just a decade ago, ESG investing was viewed as an […]

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Study: Automotive Manufacturers Still Missing Out on ESG Opportunities

Posted Apr. 26th 2021

By: Michael Diegelmann, Founder, General Manager, cometis AG and Justus Fischer, Consultant, cometis AG The Global ESG Monitor (GEM), the result of an international collaboration between communication and research agencies cometis, KOHORTEN, Xenophon Strategies and currie, examined the sustainability reporting of 140 companies from DAX, EUROSTOXX-50, Dow Jones and ASX-50. The results were shocking: the […]

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U.S. Companies Lag Europeans on ESG Reporting

Posted Mar. 4th 2021

The state of transparency in corporate sustainability reporting by U.S. companies, who lag behind their European counterparts, leaves big blind spots for investors. That’s one revelation from the newly published Global ESG Monitor (GEM) – a study of ESG reports from the largest listed companies in Europe, the United States and Australia. The study was […]

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ESG: Where to Start

Posted Aug. 13th 2020

This post originally appeared on the blog of our PRGN partner agency in Denver, Novitas Communications. Stuck on how to get started communicating your ESG policies and results? You are not alone. Many companies and organizations face challenges when determining what components of ESG to share and how to share it. The good news is […]

The Importance of ESG Reporting for Listed and Non-listed Companies

Posted Jul. 23rd 2020

Editor’s note: ESG – environment, social and governance – is becoming a critical component of many companies’ investor relations programs. Our PRGN affiliate in Germany that specializes in European IR programs, cometis AG, weighs in here on the importance of ESG reporting. This post originally appeared on the PRGN Blog here: https://www.prgn.com/esg-reporting/the-importance-of-esg-reporting-for-listed-and-non-listed-companies/. There used to […]

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