The UK government has announced plans to make TCFD-aligned climate reporting a legal requirement for more than 1,300 publicly traded companies.
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Investors with more than $52 trillion in assets under management have signed a statement to governments calling for urgent measures to end fossil fuel subsidies, phase out thermal coal-based electricity, and mandate climate risk disclosures.
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The Global PSSL Founder and CEO, Radek Stech, calls on asset owners to consider the impact of their securities lending practices
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The fourth edition of the Australian Stock Exchange’s Corporate Governance Principles strengthened its recommendations around board diversity.
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Left unabated, the global costs of climate inaction are equivalent to losing between 5 and 20% of global gross domestic product each year, now and forever. Achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN SDGs requires a shift in investments of US$5 to US$7 trillion per year until 2030, with climate-related costs of inaction valued at US$1 trillion per year.
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published a consultation covering UK pension schemes’ climate change reporting and stewardship duties.
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International accounting standards group Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) is seeking input from corporate finance and investment chiefs on trends and views on the evolving ESG investment landscape.
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In a second blog post in our series on Australia’s upcoming AGM season, Minerva provides an overview of the remuneration strike system and identifies key remuneration votes to look out for in 2021. This blog article is based on analysis from Minerva’s upcoming Australia Peak Season Preview briefing – say hello@minerva.info for more information.
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Responding to Minerva’s vital contributions to the new pooled fund proxy voting service from DWS, Investment Week has announced Minerva as the winner of the ‘Best Sustainable & ESG Investment Initiative’ for 2021.
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The Taskforce on Pension Scheme Voting Implementation (TPSVI) has published new recommendations to give pension savers a voice in how their savings are being looked after and encourages asset managers to engage with their clients.
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