Wind farm, climate, assets, green, investing, gobal

Half of global assets now back climate action


October 29, 2021

Investors with more than $52 trillion in assets under management have signed a statement to governments calling for urgent measures to end fossil fuel subsidies, phase out thermal coal-based …

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Sustainable securities lending: A letter to asset owners

The Global Principles for Sustainable Securities Lending (Global PSSL) Founder and CEO, Radek Stech, calls on asset owners to consider the impact of their securities lending practices and introduces what it means

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Science Based Targets Initiative launches net-zero standard for corporates

AstraZeneca joins the growing number of companies to have emissions targets certified


The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) has launched a corporate standard for assessing and achieving net-zero carbon emissions.

The …

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Board Gender Diversity in Europe

October 22, 2021

In the next article in Minerva’s Australia peak season preview series, we look at the issue of board diversity. 

The fourth edition of the Australian Stock Exchange’s Corporate Governance Principles strengthened its recommendations around board diversity. 

An …

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Climate Stewardship – Have your say


October 22, 2021

Left unabated, the global costs of climate inaction are equivalent to losing between 5 and 20% of global gross domestic product each year, now and forever. Achieving the goals of the …

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The end of stewardship box-ticking?


October 22, 2021

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published a consultation covering UK pension schemes’ climate change reporting and stewardship duties.

In it, the DWP lays out rules and guidance for schemes …

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EU Flags in front of the European Commission

EBA publishes standards on voting disclosures


October 22, 2021

Firms to disclose influence over companies in which they hold voting rights

Investment firms will be expected to publish more data on their voting rights and influence over companies in which …

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US manufacturers sue SEC over proxy rule


October 22, 2021

A group of US manufacturers are taking legal action in an effort to force the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to enact a Trump-era rule designed to restrict the influence …

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UK gives sustainable stewardship green light


October 22, 2021

The UK government this week (18-22 October 2021) sent the strongest signals yet that stewardship and informed voting plays a central role in the investment process. On Monday, HM Treasury laid …

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Pension funds can adopt ESG principles, DoL says


October 15, 2021

The US Department of Labor (DoL) has reversed a controversial measure implemented under former president Donald Trump that would have inhibited pension funds from considering climate change …

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