Investors warn ‘fluffy’ environmental and social metrics are being gamed to boost bonuses
Majority of S&P 500 companies use ESG (environmental, social and governance) criteria to guide pay
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US companies Trinseo and Sendoso to create more than 200 jobs
Sendoso announces Irish companies whose products will be available via its platform
How Teneo’s master of the dark arts spun out of control
Declan Kelly resigned this week after allegations emerged of drunken behaviour at a fundraising party
General Motors cuts ties with Teneo after Declan Kelly misconduct allegations
PR firm left trying to reassure staff and clients
Declan Kelly leaves charity board after drunken behaviour at party
Teneo chief quits Global Citizen and cedes some of his duties at strategy firm
Ireland central to alleged $1.4bn ‘abusive’ tax shelter by pharma giant
Accidental disclosure by IRS exposes $1bn tax fight with Bristol Myers Squibb
Consumer giant Unilever cutting fossil fuels from detergents
Persil and Domestos maker says changes will reduce carbon emissions by 20%
Wealthy investors look to ride out the Covid storm
The rich have a more optimistic financial outlook than those who must manage their money
EU antitrust regulators clear $130bn Dow, DuPont merger
Asset sales help to secure merger of two of the biggest and oldest US chemical producers
Civil war looms in corporate America over Trump tax plan
All agreed on cutting corporation tax but importers and exporters diverge on border tax
Aryzta drags down Iseq as European stocks rise
Bank of Ireland rally as Italy’s Generali bid news sparks revival in European banks
The Irish man at the centre of Clinton money storm
Journalist-turned-PR man Declan Kelly helped get millions for Bill Clinton and charity
Clinton-linked firm touted ability to ‘secure’ funds from Irish charity
American Ireland Fund rejects claim that former trustee could direct charity’s money
Bayer braced for scrutiny over $66bn Monsanto deal
Bayer’s offer is said to be the largest cash acquisition proposal on record
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