Geopolitics

April 28, 2025

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DEI-linked stock price drop lawsuits may lead to painful board exit conversations and impair board member's' personal reputations.

DEI-linked stock price drop lawsuits may lead to painful board exit conversations and impair board member’s’ personal reputations. “Companies are going to be scrutinized for the statements and positions that they’ve taken in these areas,” said Troy Harder. “I wouldn’t be surprised to see a lot more lawsuits like this.” […] “(H)ow companies monitor risk matters just as much as how they disclose it,” Jennifer Wu, an assistant professor of finance at the University at Buffalo’s School of Management, told Agenda. That’s why Steel City Re developed a comprehensive reputation risk monitoring, management, and insurance solution.

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 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.

July 25, 2024

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Seventy-seven per cent of respondents to the July 25 2024 Airmic Big Question said their organisations model and quantify reputational risk – making it the top climate transition risk that their organisations measure. […] With the rise in cases of greenwashing reported around the world, reputational risk – as it relates to the climate transition – has emerged as a top concern.

November 24, 2023

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“Over the course of four days at NACD Summit 2023, speakers pushed nearly 1,500 in-person and virtual attendees to think about new approaches and ways of thinking about their roles as directors in a world of crisis. […] One area that is an emerging risk in today’s environment is a company’s reputation. ‘We failed to predict that trust could be a target, just like information systems, and that there are entities out there that want you to diminish trust in our institutions…’”

“Over the course of four days at NACD Summit 2023, speakers pushed nearly 1,500 in-person and virtual attendees to think about new approaches and ways of thinking about their roles as directors in a world of crisis. […] One area that is an emerging risk in today’s environment is a company’s reputation. ‘We failed to predict that trust could be a target, just like information systems, and that there are entities out there that want you to diminish trust in our institutions…’”

October 11, 2023

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Steel City Re Intelligence Unit Briefing: What derailed the ESG movement & what boards expect from risk management in the aftermath.

Steel City Re CEO and former Los Angeles County deputy coroner on what derailed the ESG movement & what boards expect from risk management in the aftermath.

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