Articles
IR Update Magazine
Winter 2022
DeWitt C. Morrill Editorial Excellence Awards
Gold Winner
Pamela Styles, Principle, Next Level Investor Relations LLC for
“A Practical Approach to ESG From a Corporate Vantage Point”
Blog Posts
- ESG from a Corporate Vantage Point – Anniversary Update (G&A Institute – June ’22)
- Corporate Sustainability – A Converging Opportunity to Simultaneously Reduce Carbon Emissions and Optimize Multi-Tier Supply Chain Risk? (G&A Institute Sustainability Update – April ‘21)
- Corporate Sustainability Performance – Setting the Stage for ESG Data Analysis by Humans and AI Bots Alike (G&A Institute Sustainability Update – November ’20)
- Corporate ESG Stakeholders – Materiality Matters – Quality Over Quantity to Have Compelling Reporting (G&A Institute Sustainability Update – August ’20)
- What is Greenwashing? The Importance of Maintaining Perspective in ESG Communications (AlphaSense – June ’20)
- Corporate ESG Stakeholders – Supply Chain Management –What’s in Your Supply Chain Mix?(G&A Institute Sustainability Update – April ’20)
- ESG/Sustainability: Getting on the Offense with Competitor Analysis (AlphaSense – August ’19)
- ESG/Sustainability: A Differentiator For Sell-Side Coverage? (AlphaSense – May ’19)
- ESG/Sustainability: ROI Advantages for Small & Mid-Cap Companies (AlphaSense – April ’19)
- ESG/Sustainability: Anticipating 2019 on the Heels of 2018 Developments (AlphaSense – February ’19)
- ESG Investments Reach All-Time High: Is It Time For A Sustainability Strategy? (AlphaSense – November ’18)
- Insurers’ Risk Mitigation and Return Opportunities through ESG/Sustainability (AlphaSense – September ’18)
- The Straw Ban Tsunami: An Unanticipated ESG/Sustainability Catalyst (AlphaSense – August ’18)
- ESG/Sustainability – Are Companies Realizing Real ROI? (AlphaSense – May ’18)
- Sustainability in Aftermarket Research: A Possible Differentiator for Sell-Side Analysts’ Survival in the New MiFid II Era? (AlphaSense – February ’18)
- ESG/Sustainability in Aerospace & Defense… Really (AlphaSense – December ’17)
- Sustainability in the Mainstream (AlphaSense – October ’17)
- Might Growth in Passive and Sustainability Investment Strategies Be Complementary? (AlphaSense – August ’17)
- The Expanding Significance of Sustainability in Capital Competition (AlphaSense – May ’17)
- The IT Sector is Paying Attention to ESG… Are You? (AlphaSense – March ’17)
- A New Year for Sustainability Positioning in Lodging and Leisure (AlphaSense – January ’17)
- Is Sustainability a Real Competitive Frontier for Utilities? (AlphaSense – November ’16)
- Trends in ESG / Sustainability Shareholder Proposals (AlphaSense – September ’16)
- The 3C’s of Sustainability and Supply Chain (AlphaSense – June ’16)
- Water in IR Communications Today (AlphaSense – April ‘16)
- Examining Carbon Reduction ROI and Competitive Positioning (AlphaSense – January ‘16)
- ESG/Sustainability – Is the Subject Coming Up on Earnings Calls? (AlphaSense – November ‘15)
Sustainability
- Surmounting the Wild West of Corporate ESG Expectations (IR Update – November ‘21)
- The Carbon Key – Is this an opportunity to simultaneously accelerate reduction of both carbon emissions and supply chain risks? (IR Society – Spring ’21)
- Transcending ESG Disclosure Framework Consolidation & Accelerating Supply Chain Awareness (G&A Institute – April ‘21)
- A Practical Approach to ESG from a Corporate Vantage Point (IRUpdate – Feb ‘21)
- Corporate ESG Stakeholders – Which KPIs and Data Sets Really Matter? (G&A Institute – October ’20)
- The Straw Ban Tsunami: An Unanticipated ESG/Sustainability Catalyst (NLIR – August ’18)
- How to Improve Your Board’s Sustainability Game Plan (Corporate Secretary – March ’18)
- How to Improve Your Board’s Sustainability Game Plan (IR Magazine – March ’18)
- What Directors Are Asking About Sustainability (Corporate Secretary – March ’18)
- What Directors Are Asking About Sustainability (IR Magazine – March ’18)
- Translating Sustainability into a Language Your Board Understands (NACD Directorship – July/Aug ’17)
- The Current State of Sustainability Communications (IRUpdate – June ’17)
- Translating Sustainability into a Language Your Board Understands (niri.org – February ’17)
- Sustainability Brief – Sustainability Investing Shift to Inclusive Strategies (NLIR – April ’15)
- Sustainability Brief (NLIR – June ’14)
Contributor
- NIRI IR Update Fall 2021 Edition – Not Your Parents’ Stock Market: The Evolution of the Retail Investor, with article authored by Pamela Styles (NIRI IR Update Magazine – November ’21)
- NIRI IR Update Winter 2021 Edition – ESG: Data, Frameworks, Convergence, Indices, Ratings, Reporting and Assurance, with article authored by Pamela Styles (NIRI IRUpdate Magazine – February ’21)
- National Investor Relations Institute Policy Statement on ESG Disclosure, by NIRI Board of Directors, with citation to trends highlights article authored by Pamela Styles (January ’19)
- Trends Converging: An Expert Looks Ahead of the Curve for Corporate Sustainability & Responsibility Professionals, by Hank Boerner, with foreword commentary by Pamela Styles (January ’17)
- Investors Care More About Sustainability Than Many Executives Think (MIT/BCG Research Report – May ’16)
Senior Perspective
- Where Has Retail Gone and Why Should You Care? (IR Update – May ’10)
- IR Career Reflections – Belief and Balance (IR Update – April ’10)
- IR Career Reflections – Expectations and Fit (IR Update – March ’10)
- IR Career Reflections – Position and Access (IR Update – February ’10)
- Integrity – IR and Corporate Governance (IR Update – January ’10)
- Year-End Carryover (IR Update – December ’09)
- Priceless Peers (IR Update – November ’09)
- Information Overload (IR Update – October ’09)
- Strategic Focus on Time (IR Update – September ’09)
- Preparing for Recovery within New Paradigm (IR Update – August ’09)
- Intelligent IR in Challenging Times (IR Update – July ’09)
- Navigating IR through Crisis to Recovery – Cycles Repeat (IR Update – June ’09)