Author Archives: Liz Pfeuti
SEC forms climate and ESG taskforce

SEC forms climate and ESG taskforce 

Headed by Kelly Gibson, team will analyse firms’ data submissions around ESG

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has formed a new taskforce to focus on climate change and ESG-related misconduct.

The 22-strong team …

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StanChart boss pay slashed 29%

StanChart boss pay slashed 29%

CEO Bill Winters’ pay packet has been reduced to £3.8m

The CEO of Standard Chartered has seen his pay packet slashed by 29% with the bank reporting heavy profit falls due to the fallout from

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Norwegian SWF gets active in activism

Norwegian SWF gets active in activism

The fund voted in 98% of shareholder meetings for portfolio companies

Norges Bank Investment Management, responsible for portfolio allocation of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, met with nearly 3,000 companies last year as

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Carbon emissions, net-zero

SEC reviewing decade-old climate disclosure rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reviewing its climate-related disclosure rules for companies, which have not been updated since 2010.

In a statement, …

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FTSE companies finally hit 33% target for women on boards

FTSE companies finally hit 33% target for women on boards

Mission accomplished, but more needs to be done

More than one-third of board positions at FTSE 350 companies are now held by women, according to the final Hampton-Alexander Review report,

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Toshiba finds no evidence of pressuring Harvard over AGM vote

Toshiba finds no evidence of pressuring Harvard over AGM vote

Largest shareholder Effissimo wants independent probe

Toshiba has found no evidence it was involved in trying to influence the Harvard University endowment fund over voting at its AGM, following an

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UN’s report aims to help countries meet SDGs

UN’s report aims to help countries meet SDGs

Final FACTI report published on February 25th

A new United Nations report that aims to contribute towards efforts to reach its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 has been published.

The UN’s

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Gender pay gap reporting petition gathers pace

Gender pay gap reporting petition gathers pace

Petition calls for reinstatement of mandatory reporting in April

Decades of work on closing the gender pay gap could be at stake if mandatory reporting is shelved, according to a petition calling on

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Floating green icons representing sustainability data and science

Latest bfinance survey reveals greater adoption but challenges persist

Most asset owners now rank ESG considerations as important to their investment strategies, including how they are implemented, according to a recent survey by bfinance.

This change in attitude was recorded …

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Marty Walsh Democrat Depart of Labor

Marty Walsh is a champion of sustainable investment

Controversial rules that make it harder for US pension plan fiduciaries to make sustainable investment decisions could be reviewed if President Biden’s Labor Secretary nominee takes the helm. Marty Walsh, a Democrat …

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