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Responsible investors press for M&S to pay living wage to staff

A group of institutional investors with over £100 billion assets under management, coordinated by responsible investment pressure group, ShareAction, has requested that Marks & Spencer accredits as a Living Wage employer because they believe there will be significant benefits for

EU’s Sustainable Finance Group produces early recommendations

The EU’s High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance, established by the European Commission, has published its interim report and made early recommendations to move Europe towards a low carbon, more resource-efficient and sustainable economy.

The Commission said that …

RE100 initiative reaches 100th-member milestone

The Climate Group’s RE100 initiative has celebrated gaining its 100th member this week. The initiative supports and showcases global businesses transitioning to 100% renewable electricity across their global operations and its membership now covers a total revenue of US$2.5 trillion.…

Unions: Bangladesh safety accord needs extension after factory blast

Global trade unions have called on the Accord in Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh to be extended to include boiler safety after the recent explosion (3rd July) at the Multifabs garment factory in the capital Dhaka that killed at …

Institutional investors call for better global workforce disclosure

A coalition of 79 institutional investors from 10 countries, with nearly $8 trillion assets under management, coordinated by the responsible investment group, ShareAction, have backed a demand that companies disclose more information on how they manage their global workforces.

The

FSB Task Force reports on climate-related financial disclosures

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) welcomed the publication this week of the final report by the industry-led Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) which included recommendations for effective disclosure of climate-related financial risks. Over 100 company bosses with a …

OECD publishes annual report on its MNE Guidelines

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published its Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (MNE) 2016 – the year which marked their 40th anniversary. The report’s publication came just before the annual OECD’s global …

Social investments: no barrier says Law Commission

There are no legal or regulatory barriers to pension funds, whether defined contribution or defined benefit, making investments that support the wider social good, according to a new report by the UK’s Law Commission. Current barriers identified by the …

Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures: Final report out Monday

The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) set up by the Financial Stability Board will be publishing its final recommendations on Monday (29th June).

This follows a consultation on its initial report which was published in December which the …

ShareAction expands to take over the Asset Owners Disclosure Project

Responsible investment pressure group ShareAction has taken over the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP), which has worked to improve the management of climate risk investors have in their portfolios and to improve the level of disclosure about those risks.

For …