Global Stewardship Codes shown in the list below are the key international codes. Stewardship Codes are usually addressed at institutional investors and outline out good practice for engagement with investee companies. Stewardship Codes are generally voluntary and operate on a …
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Introduction
The UK Stewardship Code (“the Code”) is a voluntary code for asset managers (investment managers), asset owners and service providers (such as proxy advisers, investment consultants and data providers). The Code promotes the responsible allocation, management …
Read MoreThe following table contains links to the global corporate governance codes which are used as a basis for Minerva’s international research. Each country or market may also publish periodic monitoring reports.
Country |
Governance Code Link |
Australia | Australian Corporate Governance Principles |
Minerva and Ryedale: supporting sustainable investment portfolios
Ryedale, the international portfolio optimization software solution, and Minerva have established a collaboration designed to harness the growth in demand of sustainability-related data in the fund management investment process amongst asset owners, investment …
Read MoreWhilst, in broad terms, ESG factor disclosures by companies in Emerging Markets is not yet at the level of Developed Markets, it continues to improve, and indeed what we now think of as ESG factor considerations have been present in …
Read MoreESG ‘Greenwashing’ represents a real and growing threat in the sustainable investment arena, and as such asset owners should be on their guard against it, according to Julia Dreblow of SRI Services.
‘Greenwashing’ is where asset managers (or …
Read MoreWhilst asset owners’ approach to ESG has been slowly shaped by regulatory and best practice influences over time, we have now reached the point that inaction on the topic is no longer possible, according to Sarah Wilson, Minerva’s Chief Executive…
Read MoreSignificant challenges exist for asset stewards in terms of assessing whether pertinent ESG factors have been identified and integrated into the investment process of their asset managers, according to Niall O’Shea from Discern Sustainability.
At Minerva’s recent ESG Educational Event …
Read More“Passive” is growing at a fast pace. Hence, the issue of how to deal with share voting rights is becoming increasingly important. In this blog post we attempt to address this question.