ESG regulation is once again at the heart of legislative tensions in the US Senate as Republicans and Democrats lock horns over the recently ESG Enforcement Task Force. Democrat legislators …
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MEPs are urging companies and investors to focus on sustainability by paving the way for a new EU law that …
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Swiss bank UBS’s business relationship with Hikvision, a surveillance company linked with the persecution of Uighurs in China, has come …
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Guy Jubb, former head of governance at asset management giant Standard Life Investments, claims AGMs have lost their …
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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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Companies that focus on purpose have a more comprehensive understanding of value creation and sustainability, which can increase stakeholder confidence …
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An investment industry initiative set up to help escalate material issues with UK-listed companies has reported its strongest year to date for collective engagement activity.
The Investor Forum said 2020 had proved to be a watershed year for the development …
Read MoreSome of Europe’s biggest pension funds and asset managers have filed a shareholder vote urging HSBC to cut its lending linked to fossil fuels.
Fifteen institutional investors with a …
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The shift to virtual AGMs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic has harmed shareholder rights, according to an influential retail investor lobby group.
As lockdown restrictions in most …
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A government taskforce led by HM Treasury has outlined a series of far-reaching recommendations designed to put stewardship at the heart of the UK’s commitment to ‘build back better’ post-coronavirus.
Twenty proposals across three themes are designed to help investment …
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