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Sustainability round-up: More action needed to cut greenhouse gas emissions

With the latest round of United Nations climate change talks – the Conference of the Parties (COP 23) – taking place in Bonn, Germany 6-12 November two reports showed that despite the breakthrough achieved in Paris in 2015 …

US asset managers and pension funds target opioid-related firms

Investors for Opioid Accountability (IOA), a US coalition which includes asset managers, faith-based, public and trades union pension funds with over $1.3 trillion in assets have filed multiple shareholder resolutions on board oversight of business risks related to opioids at

New Financial research: Asset owners take diversity more seriously

More asset owners globally are taking diversity more seriously internally within their organisations, in respect of how they, with their investment consultants, assess external fund managers and in respect of how investee companies are dealing with the issue, according to …

CDP: Pace quickens as companies globally respond to climate change

More firms have included low-carbon goals in their long-term future business plans according to a global survey from CDP tracking how companies are responding to climate change. This was CDP’s second annual report monitoring the response of business to the …

EU fines Scania for taking part in a trucks cartel

Truck manufacturer Scania, a subsidiary of Volkswagen, was the final truck manufacturer to be fined recently for being part of a cartel with five other firms by the European Commission. The other truck-makers settled with the Commission last year.

Companies have crucial role in meeting climate change target

Companies have a crucial role in meeting the main target set in the Paris climate change agreement to limit the temperature increase from global warming to 1.5°C, according to a recent report from the Carbon Trust.

The report is …

Parker Review: Final report urges firms to improve ethnic diversity on boards

The Parker review committee, led by Sir John Parker, has published its final report re-emphasising the conclusions made last year that business leaders need to improve the ethnic and cultural diversity of UK boards to better reflect their employee …

KPMG global survey: Many firms not yet reporting on climate change risks

Many large and mid-cap companies worldwide (72%) do not acknowledge the financial risks of climate change in their annual financial reports, according to the KPMG Survey of Corporate Responsibility Reporting 2017.

Of the minority that do acknowledge climate-related risk, …

proxy advisers best practice principles consultation

Proxy advisers group launches consultation of best practice principles

A consultation has been launched seeking views from investors and companies on whether the Best Practice Principles for Shareholder Voting Research and Analysis have been effective in ensuring the integrity and efficiency of the services provided by proxy advisers.…

UN SDGs: Reports emphasise role for business and investors

25th September 2017 marked a global day of action in the support of the United Nations’ Sustainability Development Goals (UN SDGs), on the second anniversary of their inception, and came as two reports emphasised the role business and investors can …