Voting rights

ICEV warns dual-class shares will harm investor interests

December 1st, 2023


A report by the Investor Coalition for Equal Votes (ICEV) on unequal voting rights has urged companies with dual-class share structures to switch to single-class to equalise investor voting …

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Minerva 2023 Proxy Review finds high uncertainty 

November 15th, 2023


The Minerva 2023 Proxy Review will be published later this month highlighting the impact of the uncertain geopolitical climate has had on investor voting this year.

The review offers …

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climate change

TPI publishes ASCOR framework 

November 14th, 2023


The Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) has released its Assessing Sovereign Climate-related Opportunities and Risks (ASCOR) framework, which assesses countries on climate change.

The free, publicly available and independent tool evaluates how countries are …

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TCFD Climate Disclosures

Only 4% of companies disclosing in line with full TCFD 

October 26th, 2023


Just 4% of companies are reporting in line with all 11 of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations, according to its latest status report.…

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nature risks

A4S releases guide for managing nature risks 

October 25th, 2023


Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) has published its recommendations for pension fund chairs and trustees to handle nature-related risks and opportunities.

The organisation has released a guide with five top …

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transition plan

TPT publish UK gold standard Disclosure Framework 

October 11th, 2023


The UK’s Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) has released its gold standard disclosure framework for financial institutions, which will support best practice transition plans.

The framework outlines the five key …

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swiss stewardship code, Switzerland

Swiss Stewardship Code for asset owners to launch

October 4th, 2023


The Asset Management Association Switzerland (AMAS) is to launch a Swiss Stewardship Code in October requiring institutional investors to be transparent about their investment processes.

The code outlines nine …

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emission reduction

TPI Centre: Banks must expand emission reduction target coverage 

September 7th, 2023


The Transition Pathway Initiative Global Climate Transition Centre (TPI Centre) has called on banks to broaden their emission target coverage to include all material financing activities.

The …

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ESG reporting, esg regulation

Businesses not prepared to comply with ESG regulation 

August 25th, 2023


A disconnect between executives and their employees on ESG regulation could mean companies are still not ready to abide by emerging requirements, a study by software-as-a-solution provider Workiva …

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sustainability climate change

CalSTRS votes against 2,035 boards for inadequate climate risk disclosures 

August 18th, 2023


The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) escalated its efforts to hold global companies to account after they did not provide sufficient climate risk disclosures to …

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