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February 20, 2025

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“The worst thing that can happen to a company is: You’re still on that list, but you’ve lost all your good faith and credibility with folks on the other side of these issues.” We call this situation a reputation crisis and a clear need for reputation insurance.

There are 45 companies (combined value $10 trillion) on the MAGA anti-DEI hit list.“The worst thing that can happen to a company is: You’re still on that list, but you’ve lost all your good faith and credibility with folks on the other side of these issues.” We call this situation a reputation crisis and a clear need for reputation insurance.

February 14, 2025

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As SEC sees it, we live in a Manichean world where allies are pliant, and anyone who is anything else, is an activist. No more engagement to offer a gentle nudge. "Investors that threaten to vote against directors' reelection if the company is not aligned with their stewardship policies or views on environmental, social or governance issues will not be considered passive and must instead file a Schedule 13D as activists, according to a new compliance and disclosure interpretation released by the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance this week.

As SEC sees it, we live in a Manichean world where allies are pliant, and anyone who is anything else, is an activist. No more engagement to offer a gentle nudge. “Investors that threaten to vote against directors’ reelection if the company is not aligned with their stewardship policies or views on environmental, social or governance issues will not be considered passive and must instead file a Schedule 13D as activists, according to a new compliance and disclosure interpretation released by the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance this week.

February 8, 2025

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The spreads since inception of RepuSPX, RepuVAR, and RepuVART (Total returns) are 330.46%, 201.48% and 521.11% greater that returns of the S&P500, respectively.

The spreads since inception of RepuSPX, RepuVAR, and RepuVART (Total returns) are 330.46%, 201.48% and 521.11% greater that returns of the S&P500, respectively.

February 7, 2025

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Reputation risk: financial damage from emotional stakeholders who are angered, or worst, feel betrayed. “We laid out the strategic and budget plan for 2025 expecting that American products, including American whiskey, will be less accepted by those countries outside of the US because of first, tariffs and, second, emotion,” said Takeshi Niinami, chief executive of drinks giant Suntory Holdings.

Reputation risk: financial damage from emotional stakeholders who are angered, or worst, feel betrayed. “We laid out the strategic and budget plan for 2025 expecting that American products, including American whiskey, will be less accepted by those countries outside of the US because of first, tariffs and, second, emotion,” said Takeshi Niinami, chief executive of drinks giant Suntory Holdings.

February 4, 2025

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Target failed to warn investors of risks associated with its mandates regarding its ESG/DEI initiatives.

Great companies with the most sophisticated boards will sometimes disappoint stakeholders. In our increasingly chaotic economic and political business environment, some customers, employees, regulators or investors will feel betrayed and act. This class action was filed against Target and thirteen of its Directors. In May 2023, Target faced immense customer backlash to its ambitious LGBT- “Pride Month” marketing and sales campaign, one of its featured ESG/DEI initiatives. […] The Complaint alleges that during the Class Period, Target failed to warn investors of risks associated with its mandates regarding its ESG/DEI initiatives and that this deceit, through misleading statements in the Company’s public filings, caused Target’s investors to purchase Target stock at artificially inflated prices and to unknowingly support Target’s Board and management in their misuse of investor funds to serve political and social goals.

October 23, 2024

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We often talk about how the essence of reputation risk is the risk of economic damage from a list of emotional disappointed stakeholders, usually wrapping up with social license holders. Here is a story of one such aggrieved group from Rockdale County, GA, which is trying to oust BioLab from its site after a devastating industrial fire. […] “We can no longer stand by and allow a corporation to continuously affect our current and future physical health, our mental health and our overall quality of life,” Rockdale County Commissioner Sherri Washington said.

We often talk about how the essence of reputation risk is the risk of economic damage from a list of emotional disappointed stakeholders, usually wrapping up with social license holders. Here is a story of one such aggrieved group from Rockdale County, GA, which is trying to oust BioLab from its site after a devastating industrial fire. […] “We can no longer stand by and allow a corporation to continuously affect our current and future physical health, our mental health and our overall quality of life,” Rockdale County Commissioner Sherri Washington said.

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