Climate plans

Investors urge 76 UK companies to hold climate strategy vote

September 11, 2024


A group of investors with $1.6 trillion assets under management have called on 76 FTSE 100 companies to present their climate transition plans for investor approval.

The …

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SDG

UN report shows how businesses benefit from engagement with SDGs

May 17th, 2024


Businesses incorporating the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their operations will see significant benefits, according to a new report. 

The UN’s SDG Showcase report showed that …

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FCA reforms omit cost to investors


The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been urged to research the potential cost implications for investors of its proposed sustainability regulation reforms.  

The Treasury Committee’s Financial Service Regulation Sub-Committee’s examination of the FCA’s fund …

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BEIS aims to ‘restore’ investor trust in audit and corporate governance

BEIS aims to ‘restore’ investor trust in audit and corporate governance

Audits could look at companies’ wider performance, including against key climate targets

A government consultation is seeking views on a series of proposals to reform the UK’s audit, corporate

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Investors back EU plan for human rights due diligence rules

Investors back EU plan for human rights due diligence rules

The Investor Alliance for Human Rights wants mandatory, rather than voluntary, reporting and due diligence rules for corporations

The Investor Alliance for Human Rights has called for EU companies to

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Minerva launches pooled fund split voting service: ‘VotePlus’

AMX and DWS adopt Minerva’s split voting technology ‘VotePlus’ in upcoming launch

New solution rapidly accelerates sustainable stewardship

Minerva Analytics, Europe’s leading independent proxy voting agency, has embedded its VoteTech in a new, ground-breaking solution designed to help investors better

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SEC ignores investor objections to implement new proxy rules

SEC ignores investor objections to implement new proxy rules

Despite claims from some of the world’s largest investors that moves to impose new proxy voting regulations would increase costs, the US financial regulator has pressed ahead with a series of

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Senators demand breathing space for US investors on ESG restriction

Investors could get more time to pore over a controversial new Department of Labor (DOL) rule that could have severe negative implications for US ESG investing, after two Democratic lawmakers have stepped in.

As it stands, the public have just …

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FRC reports highlight benefits of Covid disclosures

FRC reports highlight benefits of Covid disclosures

Investors require “clear and timely” disclosures from companies during the Covid-19 pandemic to inform decision-making and drive capital allocation.

Two new reports from the Financial Reporting Council have attempted to break down what …

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emissions

Report: Fossil fuel bank lending could torpedo capital markets

Rules governing lending to fossil fuel-intensive companies need tightening to protect investors and the financial stability of capital markets, a report has warned.

In its report, Breaking the Climate Finance Doom

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