A new Civil Society Organisation (CSO), the European Responsible Investment Network (ERIN), was launched last week at a conference in Berlin. The network is made up of 25 organisations from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the …
Read MoreDoes anyone know? Not yet. But, by the end of this month, the ethics think tank Responsible 100 believes it will have a better idea.
The problem Responsible 100 seeks to solve is the credibility deficit endured by businesses which …
Read MoreInsurer and investment company, AXA, has taken the decision to stop investing in tobacco companies, due to the public health risks of smoking.
AXA said that as a responsible investor and health insurer it had considered that increasingly healthcare was …
Read MoreA group of institutional investors has called on companies to assess and report their climate-related risks within their annual report to shareholders, in the interests of prudent and long-term capital stewardship.
The position paper has been signed by Natasha Landell-Mills, …
Read MoreShareholder resolutions requesting reporting on how oil companies ExxonMobil and Chevron will adapt to climate change targets received record investor backing at their AGMs last week (25th May), according to US pressure group, Ceres.
The resolution that would have required …
Read MoreResponsible investment advocacy group, ShareAction has called on US asset manager, Vanguard, to demonstrate its commitment to company engagement on climate issues by voting in favour of shareholder resolutions on climate risk at ExxonMobil and Chevron, in an open letter…
Read MoreThe London Stock Exchange-owned FTSE Russell has launched the FTSE Divest-Invest index which will reduce investors exposure to fossil fuel companies while also increasing exposure within the index to companies engaged in the transition to a green economy.
FTSE Russell …
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