Some of the world’s biggest asset owners have rejected divestment to achieve climate goals and are instead favouring direct action and engagement.
Members of the UN-backed Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, including …
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UK government pensions minister Guy Opperman has signalled plans to accelerate ESG action for pension funds ahead of the milestone COP26 conference in 2021.
“The government will be making announcements …
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The European Commission report on directors’ duties and sustainable corporate governance, published earlier this year, is drawing heavy criticism from law experts.
Writing on the Oxford Business Law blog, the European Company Law …
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Questions remain over how virtual AGMs can work for all investors, after a full season of shareholder and company meetings has been carried out online.
While some “excellent practices” seen over …
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Minerva Analytics has been chosen to carry out an ESG audit of the Worcestershire Pension Fund as it seeks to target the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The committee is seeking to establish a …
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The EU has published the list of members appointed to its Sustainable Finance Platform, which is remarkable in its lack of representation of asset owners.
The platform is an advisory body made up …
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Prospective signatories of the UK Stewardship Code face a new reporting requirement and will soon have to prepare annual stewardship reports, following an update by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC).
In …
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China has pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 in an ambitious statement by a country that currently burns half the world’s coal.
In perhaps the most significant positive climate development …
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The UK government has extended flexibility over AGM rules, meaning companies will be able to hold such meetings in Covid-safe fashion until the end of the year.
This temporary adjustment to …
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Female representation at boardroom level has been boosted by companies’ voluntary targets but there are still too few women in leadership positions.
The latest data from the government’s Hampton-Alexander Review, a body …
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