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Ben Maiden
REI picks next general counsel
REI Co-op has hired Minnie Alexander as vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, effective May 31. Alexander is joining REI from The Walt Disney Company, where she has been assistant general counsel...Read more
Ben Maiden
Cannabis company TerrAscend recruits legal chief
North American cannabis company TerrAscend Corp, which is listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange, has appointed Lynn Gefen as chief legal officer and corporate secretary, effective May 23. Gefen is joining TerrAscend from...Read more
Ben Maiden
General Mills hires next general counsel
Minneapolis-based General Mills has hired Karen Wilson Thissen as general counsel and corporate secretary, effective June 6. Thissen will join the company from Ameriprise Financial, where she most recently was general counsel and...Read more

ESG

James Beech
Companies worth $38 tn now have science-based climate targets
Global companies with a combined value of $38 tn had emissions reduction targets or commitments approved by the end of 2021 but the world is still not on track to halve emissions by...Read more
Ben Maiden
Boeing shareholders back proposal on net-zero efforts
Boeing shareholders – with the support of the company’s board – have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a proposal seeking information about the aircraft manufacturer’s move toward net-zero emissions. According to an SEC...Read more
Dionne Nickerson
Corporate do-gooder efforts can boost sales as long as they’re tied to corporate harm
Customers spent more buying stuff from companies that engaged in corporate social responsibility (CSR) than those that didn’t – as long as those do-gooder efforts actually addressed damage the businesses caused. That’s the...Read more
Garnet Roach
Publishing ‘investment-grade’ ESG data helps attract investment, survey finds
Companies that gather, use and disclose ‘ investment-grade’ ESG data ‘can expect to be rewarded’ across multiple fronts, according to a recent survey. Benchmark ESG gathered views from 770 investment decision-makers on the...Read more

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