Environmental, social and governance (ESG) will play a crucial role in rebuilding trust between companies and the investment community, the …
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Asset owners and their managers need to encourage more companies to disclose the financial impact of climate change on their businesses using an internationally recognised code, according to a new report.…
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A group of major pension funds has written a no-ifs-and-buts letter to asset managers and companies warning that firms who fail to consider the impact of ESG risks are no longer “attractive” …
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Some of the world’s largest fund groups voted against nearly 90 per cent of ESG-related shareholder resolutions in 2019, despite overall investor support for these proposals climbing in the past five years, a …
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Asset owners must have the courage of their convictions to push forward with ESG policies – particularly when relevant data is hard to come by.
That was one of the overarching messages from …
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Major UK pensions sign up to cost disclosure initiative
Ten of the UK’s biggest pension schemes have written a joint letter publicly announcing their commitment to the Cost Transparency Initiative.
Launched in November 2018, the Initiative encourages asset managers to …
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