Royal Assent locks in ESG duties for pension funds

Royal Assent locks in ESG duties for pension funds

The act furthers the government’s green agenda by supporting progress towards net zero

The Pension Schemes Bill has received Royal Assent, creating new laws covering areas including defined benefit scheme protections,

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Purpose can help companies improve stakeholder confidence

Purpose can help companies improve stakeholder confidence

Experts discussed the importance of purpose at The Investor Forum’s 2021 annual webinar

Companies that focus on purpose have a more comprehensive understanding of value creation and sustainability, which can increase stakeholder confidence

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SEC creates new senior climate change role

SEC creates new senior climate change role

Regulator likely to pursue policies to incorporate climate risk as part of corporate disclosures

President Joe Biden’s pledge that his inauguration would mark a sea change for climate policy is already in action

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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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CFA Institute: How to take the next steps in ESG integration

CFA Institute: How to take the next steps in ESG integration

Investment organisations need to improve their handling and analysis of ESG data and ensure it is truly embedded across their processes, the institute says 

The UK is a leader

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IRRI Survey 2017

Manifest has achieved a Top 4th ranking for the independent provider that is best at delivering Proxy Voting Execution in the IRRI Survey 2017, the globally-authoritative review of trends in independent SRI & corporate governance research.

The IRRI survey …

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ESG factors emerging markets

The European Commission’s Action Plan on Sustainable Finance, launched last week, was broadly welcomed by responsible investment groups and those representing the financial sector. The Commission’s intention is to develop a financial system that supports the EU’s climate and …

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climate risks

The chair of the UK’s House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee has written to the top 25 pension funds in the UK to ask how they manage climate risks and their potential impact on pension savings as part of its …

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Rio Tinto

Institutional investors in Rio Tinto, have filed a resolution calling on the mining group to cease membership of the Minerals Council of Australasia (MCA)  which they believe is primarily a lobby group for the coal industry. Rio …

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corporate governance codes

The UK government has commissioned research into what steps employers have taken to remove barriers to workplace progression for ethnic minorities. The results of this research will be used to assess progress made by employers on recommendations in the…

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