Gender diversity is proving to be a controversial topic in the marketplace as businesses and investors debate the issues raised by the recent review by Lord Davies on gender diversity in the corporate world.

Following the publication of ‘Women on …

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The European Commission has been busily working on responsible investment issues in recent weeks, culminating in two documents: A consultation on “Disclosure of Non-Financial Information by Companies” and a summary of responses to their green paper on corporate governance in …

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The carbon footprint reporting of the UK’s top 100 listed companies is highly variable claims Deloitte and only a handful of companies come close to complying with current UK government guidance [1]. According to Deloitte’s analysis, published today, …

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Despite the slowdown in economic growth over the last two years, the European market for socially responsible investment (SRI) market has almost doubled since 2008, and is now worth in the region of €5trn in assets under management.

The findings, …

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Two of Europe’s leading independent investment service providers within their fields, GES Investment Services and Manifest Information Services, today announce that they have formed a strategic partnership. Bringing together specialist research in environmental, social and governance issues with global proxy …

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RailPen would very much like to know what their fund managers are doing to address this key sustainability issue. And to help them with their review, they have worked with HSBC and Linklaters to develop a 77 question Risk Audit …

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Tomorrow’s Company, the UK-based ‘think and do’ tank on successful, sustainable business yesterday launched their latest study “Tomorrow’s Corporate Governance: Bridging the UK Engagement Gap Through Swedish-style Nomination Committees”, at the opening of the ICGN mid-year conference at the Guildhall …

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This month’s guest article is by Professor Jill Solomon, Department of Management, King’s College London

There is global scientific consensus that climate change is progressing far more rapidly and with far greater severity than previously anticipated. Climate change is a …

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The UK’s High Court has granted an injunction prohibiting the Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) from taking any further steps in its plea bargain settlement with BAE Systems.

SFO has been investigating alleged bribery and corruption in BAE’s …

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This month’s guest article has been written by Catherine Howarth, CEO of FairPensions.

Corporate governance reform isn’t perhaps the most glamorous area of public policy for your ordinary man or woman on the street. Indeed it’s easy to forget how …

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