Author Archives: Sufyan Anasi

5 Mistakes You Should Avoid in IR

Investor relations are crucial for maintaining trust on the capital markets and fostering long-term relationships with shareholders. However, there are common mistakes that companies must avoid to ensure successful communication with investors.  Here are five key pitfalls to steer clear of: Stay engaged after the IPO: After going public, it is essential not to disappear […]

5 Tips for a Successful Capital Markets Day

Capital Markets Days, also known as Investor Days, have become firmly established on the capital market as a way of informing existing investors and getting to know new investors. The group of participants can be made up of fund managers, asset managers, analysts, bankers and other capital market participants. In principle, the composition of the […]

5 Tips to Making Your AGM a Success

Once a year, a listed public company holds its Annual General Meeting. Of course, it is important for the company that the meeting runs smoothly and, above all, that everything is legally watertight. However, it is often the communication that makes the difference at an AGM. It is advisable to get in touch with the […]

In the USA, S.E.C. requirements for ESG reporting are now becoming mandatory

In the USA, S.E.C. requirements for ESG reporting are now becoming mandatory But, lobbying has meant that these are lagging behind ESRS. Large US companies are therefore looking to the ESRS Republican Tim Scott complains: “Last time I checked, the S.E.C. was a securities regulator that doesn’t employ climate scientists”. The statement makes it clear […]

Listed companies will be required to carry out a materiality analysis – Better Know Your Shareholders!

The first companies in Europe will have to report in accordance with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) as early as the 2024 financial year. As the new, uniform European sustainability reporting standards, the ESRS will fundamentally change sustainability reporting. They set out in detail what information a company must disclose about its material impacts, […]

Green Claiming: A Comprehensive Guide

Green promises – broken: Exaggerated green claims by companies have been in the news a lot recently. In future, the EU will impose severe penalties: “Sustainable”, “climate-neutral”, “good for the environment” – anyone strolling through supermarkets in Germany these days will obviously come across many socially and ecologically oriented companies. The promises are underpinned by […]

Optimization of ESG Ratings – Top Five Tips for Influencing ESG Ratings

ESG rating agencies play an important role in assessing the sustainability performance of companies. As part of complex ESG ratings, the agencies evaluate how sustainable a company’s business practices are and prepare corresponding overall assessments. These are increasingly being used by investors as a key criterion for their own investment decisions or as a basis […]

Dealing with ESG Rating Agencies: Avoid These Nine Mistakes

ESG rating agencies play a key role in assessing the sustainability performance of companies and therefore have a major influence on corporate financing and company valuation. With the help of comprehensive ESG ratings, the agencies analyse how sustainable a company’s business practices are and prepare corresponding overall assessments. These are increasingly being used by investors […]

5 Tips for Successful Reporting

1. Define Project Team and Responsibilities The first step towards the annual report is to define the project team. Everyone involved must know who will take on which tasks in the project and how they will coordinate with each other. If you are working in the editorial system, access for those involved in the project […]

ESG Reporting for Beginners – 10 Helpful Tips

In the corporate world, sustainability was long considered a “nice-to-have”. However, due to increasing regulatory pressure and ever louder demands from investors, customers and other stakeholders for sustainable corporate governance, there has been a fundamental shift in perspective. Companies are increasingly being evaluated on the basis of their ESG performance and sustainability has now become […]