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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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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Proposal tabled at Tyson Foods’ AGM following 39 employee deaths from Covid-19

BlackRock and Vanguard have voted in support of a human rights due diligence proposal, tabled at the recent Tyson Foods AGM.

Filed by the American Baptist Home Mission …

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Mario Draghi forms new government in Italy

Draghi to create green ‘superministry’ for Italian recovery

Former ECB boss looks to tap €200bn in EU funds

Newly appointed Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi is creating a green ‘superministry’ that will be tasked with overseeing the country’s transition to …

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Investors back EU plan for human rights due diligence rules

Investors back EU plan for human rights due diligence rules

The Investor Alliance for Human Rights wants mandatory, rather than voluntary, reporting and due diligence rules for corporations

The Investor Alliance for Human Rights has called for EU companies to

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Royal Assent locks in ESG duties for pension funds

Royal Assent locks in ESG duties for pension funds

The act furthers the government’s green agenda by supporting progress towards net zero

The Pension Schemes Bill has received Royal Assent, creating new laws covering areas including defined benefit scheme protections,

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Sustainability standards consolidation draws closer

Sustainability standards consolidation draws closer 

IFRS Foundation seeks to launch sustainability standards board

In response to growing demand for global standards as sustainability becomes ‘business as normal’ in financial reporting, the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation is taking action

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