ESG in The Pragmatic Era: Practical Guidance on Reframing Opportunity, Risk, and Disclosure
As ESG enters a more disciplined, investor-driven phase, companies are under increasing pressure to move beyond ambition and deliver disclosures that are credible, decision-useful, and built to endure.
In Corbin Advisors’ latest The Big So What® webinar: ESG in The Pragmatic Era – Practical Guidance on Reframing Opportunity, Risk, and Disclosure, we shared key findings from Corbin’s 2025 Biennial Sustainability Survey, which captures how investors and corporates are prioritizing ESG and what is most likely to matter in the months and years ahead.
Following a brief overview of investor and corporate perspectives from Corbin’s Dylan Yaworski, we moved to a practical and insightful panel discussion moderated by Robert McConnaughey, featuring:
- Greg Shell, Partner and Head of Inclusive Growth Strategy, Sustainable Investing Group, Goldman Sachs
- Jorden Fredrick, Director, IR Advisory at Corbin (recently from Valmont Industries, where she held roles spanning IR and Sustainability)
The conversation focused on what is changing, what remains durable, and how teams can keep ESG disclosures reliable and relevant.
Our Speakers
Robert McConnaughey
EVP and Head of IR Advisory and ESG
Corbin Advisors
Greg Shell
Partner and Head of Inclusive Growth Strategy, Sustainable Investing Group
Goldman Sachs
Dylan Yaworski
VP and Head of Research Center of Excellence
Corbin Advisors
Jorden Fredrick
Director, IR Advisory
Corbin Advisors
2025 Biennial Sustainability Survey
Sustainability has entered a new era
The 2025 Biennial Global Investor and Corporate Sustainability Survey, supported by Corbin’s proprietary Voice of Investor® research, delivers a comprehensive perspective on sustainability sentiment, priorities, and performance across global capital markets.
The findings illuminate alignment and disconnects between corporate practice and investor expectations, what areas matter most, and how leaders can focus on meaningful relevance, amidst a complicated backdrop, to create competitive advantage and value.
The survey reflects input from 85 institutional investors representing more than $4.3 trillion in combined assets under management, with an average tenure of over 14 years, along with 40 corporate leaders across sectors and market capitalizations from ~$200 million to $100 billion, including leaders in Sustainability, Governance, and Investor Relations.
Corbin Advisors is a strategic investor relations and investor communications advisory firm with a track record of supporting our publicly traded clients in creating sustained shareholder value. Our approach leverages decades of Voice of Investor® (VOI) research and data-driven insights; capital markets expertise and deep best practice knowledge; and a proven playbook and passion for client outperformance. We are a trusted advisor and partner to boards of directors, executive leaders, and investor relations professionals, serving a broad range of companies globally across sectors, sizes, and situations. Through defining the standard of excellence and challenging conventional thinking, we enable our clients to boldly differentiate their equity brand, maximize valuation, and build more durable franchises.
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