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ShareAction welcomes consultation on pensions trustees’ ESG disclosure

Responsible investment pressure group ShareAction has welcomed the UK government’s interim response to recommendations made by the Law Commission earlier this year which concluded that there were no legal or regulatory barriers to pension funds, whether defined contribution or defined …

US corporate governance framework takes effect in January

The Investor Stewardship Group (ISG), a coalition of some of the largest U.S. based institutional investors and global asset managers, along with several of their international counterparts, is working with US companies to ensure they comply with its corporate governance …

TPR: Trustees should be able to implement their ESG-based policies

UK pension fund trustees who want to fulfil their fiduciary duty should be able to implement their environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies and challenge their investment advisers on these issues according to The Pensions Regulator (TPR).

The regulator issued …

Indian Proxy Season 2017: A tipping point for shareholder activism

The Indian proxy season for 2017 represented a tipping point for shareholder activism, according to corporate governance advisory service, InGovern with institutional investors now prepared to take on company boards.

In its overview of this year’s season, which begins in …

PLSA: Analysis of how FTSE 100 companies report on their workforce

While 64% of FTSE 100 companies provide meaningful narrative commentary on the composition of their workforce, just 4% of companies provide a breakdown of their workforce by full time and part time workers according to research carried out by Lancaster …

WBCSD report: Businesses reveal climate change progress

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) used the COP 23 UN climate change meeting in Bonn to publish its 2017 progress report on the Low Carbon Technology Partnerships initiative (LCTPi) which shows the action companies are taking to …

Companies have crucial role in meeting climate change target

Companies have a crucial role in meeting the main target set in the Paris climate change agreement to limit the temperature increase from global warming to 1.5°C, according to a recent report from the Carbon Trust.

The report is …

KPMG global survey: Many firms not yet reporting on climate change risks

Many large and mid-cap companies worldwide (72%) do not acknowledge the financial risks of climate change in their annual financial reports, according to the KPMG Survey of Corporate Responsibility Reporting 2017.

Of the minority that do acknowledge climate-related risk, …

proxy advisers best practice principles consultation

Proxy advisers group launches consultation of best practice principles

A consultation has been launched seeking views from investors and companies on whether the Best Practice Principles for Shareholder Voting Research and Analysis have been effective in ensuring the integrity and efficiency of the services provided by proxy advisers.…

UN SDGs: Reports emphasise role for business and investors

25th September 2017 marked a global day of action in the support of the United Nations’ Sustainability Development Goals (UN SDGs), on the second anniversary of their inception, and came as two reports emphasised the role business and investors can …