The ESG Navigation for Small-cap Public and Private Companies Webinar recently provided investors with the latest in ESG trends via an informational roundtable set in virtual space last week, hosted by Southern California’s Sustain Socal & CMA.
Nearly two decades have passed since ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) investing was identified as its own sector of the market, building on funders interests in seeing their money go toward corporations that shared ethical values intrinsic to their own (https://ibn.fm/RI5p7).
Since then, the amount of investment determined based on ESG factors has grown to astronomical figures. While estimates of the size of the ESG-based market vary widely, it is generally acknowledged that measure is in the trillions of dollars worldwide. The US SIF Foundation first measured the size of the US sustainable investment universe in 1995 at $639 billion, raising that figure to $17.1 trillion in 2020 for a CAGR of 14 percent (https://ibn.fm/WLn6J).
Of late, ESG investing appears prepared to undergo transformation as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) is establishing rules for mandatory climate risk disclosures under a timetable expected to be finalized later this year (https://ibn.fm/irUb9).
The Webinar:
Sustain Socal’s event featured four panelists from companies studied in ESG trends, including the unfolding efforts to more stringently regulate the space. The event was designed to help small companies efficiently navigate the new mandates.
- Panelist Bob Stephenson is the managing director of Investment Banking at privately held Roth Capital Partners. Roth traces its origins to 1977 and its system of matching private companies with private investors by computer.
In the decades that have passed, the company has gained a reputation as a relationship-driven, full-service investment bank that specializes in capital raising, M&A advisory, analytical research, trading, market-making services and corporate access for small cap companies, and its ongoing conference series are well known. Roth is headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif., with offices throughout the country.
- Panelist Kelly Anderson is the founder and CEO of CXO Executive Solutions, a privately owned company dedicated to providing other businesses with the partnership of experienced executive talent when those businesses have C-suite gaps that need to be filled on an interim basis.
CXO Executive Solutions provides advisory services, private equity solutions and executive search resources to management teams, working to assure a seamless transition by matching its cadre of professionals with clients’ value culture. The company is women-owned with bases in Los Angeles, New York and Dallas.
- Panelist Marc Campopiano is a partner at privately owned multinational law firm Latham & Watkins, listed as the second-largest law firm in the world by revenue and one of the most profitable law firms in the world, with profits per partner exceeding $4.5 million according to its Wikipedia entry.
Latham & Watkins employs about 3,000 lawyers in offices located in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. The attorneys advise clients on a wide array of transactional, litigation, corporate and regulatory matters with insights on solutions tailored to the complexities of business in international arenas.
- Panelist Tim Randall is the director of ESG Initiatives & Public Relations at privately held Capital Market Access, LLC (“CMA”) — a Southern California-based international capital markets advisory firm serving the senior management of public and private companies.
CMA was founded a little more than five years ago, but its partners offer decades of experience to back up their services and solutions, ranging from investor communications to ringing the opening bell. The company provides access to a proprietary network of high-net worth investors, institutional investors, equity analysts, money managers, investment bankers, media (traditional & social) and other market resources.
The Host:
Sustain Southern California (Sustain SoCal) accelerates cleantech economic growth and sustainability initiatives through innovation, collaboration and education. The non-profit conducts conferences, workshops and networking events to promote the sharing of knowledge and to establish connections that have a positive impact on the economy and sustainable policies for the future.
For more information about Sustain SoCal, please visit https://sustainsocal.org.
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