Investors warn ‘fluffy’ environmental and social metrics are being gamed to boost bonuses
Majority of S&P 500 companies use ESG (environmental, social and governance) criteria to guide pay
Dow Chemical
US companies Trinseo and Sendoso to create more than 200 jobs
Sendoso announces Irish companies whose products will be available via its platform
How Teneo’s master of the dark arts spun out of control
Declan Kelly resigned this week after allegations emerged of drunken behaviour at a fundraising party
General Motors cuts ties with Teneo after Declan Kelly misconduct allegations
PR firm left trying to reassure staff and clients
Declan Kelly leaves charity board after drunken behaviour at party
Teneo chief quits Global Citizen and cedes some of his duties at strategy firm
Ireland central to alleged $1.4bn ‘abusive’ tax shelter by pharma giant
Accidental disclosure by IRS exposes $1bn tax fight with Bristol Myers Squibb
Consumer giant Unilever cutting fossil fuels from detergents
Persil and Domestos maker says changes will reduce carbon emissions by 20%
Wealthy investors look to ride out the Covid storm
The rich have a more optimistic financial outlook than those who must manage their money
EU antitrust regulators clear $130bn Dow, DuPont merger
Asset sales help to secure merger of two of the biggest and oldest US chemical producers
Civil war looms in corporate America over Trump tax plan
All agreed on cutting corporation tax but importers and exporters diverge on border tax
Aryzta drags down Iseq as European stocks rise
Bank of Ireland rally as Italy’s Generali bid news sparks revival in European banks
The Irish man at the centre of Clinton money storm
Journalist-turned-PR man Declan Kelly helped get millions for Bill Clinton and charity
Clinton-linked firm touted ability to ‘secure’ funds from Irish charity
American Ireland Fund rejects claim that former trustee could direct charity’s money
Bayer braced for scrutiny over $66bn Monsanto deal
Bayer’s offer is said to be the largest cash acquisition proposal on record
Syngenta says regulatory talks over takeover ‘constructive’
Company has agreed to be taken over by China National Chemical for $43 billion
Monsanto in talks with Bayer about ‘strategic options’
US seed producer reported net income drop of 37 per cent to $717 million
European shares tread water as banks come under pressure
Irish travel website Hostelworld’s shares trade down 30% after poor trading update
Monsanto shares close below price offered in Bayer deal
Shares up but market reacts to expectations of ‘regulatory hiccups’
Bayer explores potential bid for Monsanto
Potential bid would come as agribusiness industry has seen rapid succession of mergers
Iseq gains as FTSE held back in thin trading
European stocks rise on banking sector buoyancy as Dow follows suit
Dow Chemical and DuPont reported to be in merger talks
A merger would be followed by a three-way breakup of the combined company
European markets close up despite weak jobs data from US
In Dublin, food group Aryzta had another bad day, plumbing a new 12-month low
Syngenta rejects $45 billion Monsanto takeover offer
Companies have hired banks to evaluate deal - sources
Markets: oil price falls and stocks fluctuate as investors bet on US rates
Bank of Ireland chief Richie Boucher says it will resume dividends and look to grow in UK
Over 30 illegal diesel laundering plants shutdown since 2010
Noonan says 134 petrol stations closed for rule breaches and three million litres of fuel seized
Monsanto sows seeds of inversion with Swiss rival
Talks ended over concerns about strategic fit, antitrust issues and relocating to Switzerland
New marker to be used to combat fuel laundering
Revenue Commissioners says product has proven ‘highly resistent’ to tampering
Dow Chemical chief rejects call for break-up
Company reported earnings well above analysts’ expectations
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