CNN Business reported last week
“Companies are warning investors about the risks of becoming the next target of angry customers.
Corporate America is required to disclose risks to their businesses in their annual regulatory filings. This year, Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Corona-parent Constellation Brands join an increasing number of companies advising investors about customer and legal backlash to their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies and environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives. They’re also giving notice of the risks of rolling back these programs…
‘The heightened debate on DEI and climate, in particular, has driven the inclusion of these disclosures in the last few months,’ said Matteo Tonello, the head of benchmarking and analytics at The Conference Board.”
Interestingly, we noticed this ourselves while reviewing a few 10-Ks early in 1Q25. As a result, we published an updated compendium of DEI, sustainability and climate Item 1A Risk Factor disclosures for the Fortune 25 companies – including several companies mentioned in CNN’s article. The 2024 version of our compendium remains available, allowing side-by-side comparisons to easily find differences in corporate risk perceptions/determinations year over year.
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