Despite being signatories to the Principles for Responsible Investment, the RI disclosures of Europe’s largest asset managers are extremely varied in quality, according to new research by advocacy group, ShareAction.
ShareAction rated the disclosures of 40 leading fund managers …
Read MoreThe European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ), along with the French corporate accountability platform, Forum Citoyen pour la RSE, has called for European countries, EU institutions and the wider international community to follow the lead of France which …
Read MoreThe UK auto enrolment pension scheme provider NEST has adapted its investment approach so that its default fund is invested in a new fund that responds to the challenge of climate change. This will be managed by UBS Asset Management …
Read MoreThe Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD ) has published its due diligence guidance for responsible supply chains in the garment and footwear sector in line with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (MNE guidelines) and UN …
Read MoreThe London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has issued guidance, through its Global Sustainable Investment Centre, setting out recommendations for good practice in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting.
The LSEG said that the global guide responded to demand from …
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The UK government has published a green paper outlining its proposed industrial strategy which includes a commitment to developing clean energy and a move to a low-carbon economy.
The consultation document proposes a strategy designed to improve the country’s …
Read MoreThe Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) recenlty tweeted about the “excellent” integrated reporting of some of the country’s firms. However, Manifest’s analysis shows that sustainability reporting in Japan is falling short of many investors expectations.
Based on analysis of …
Read MoreCompanies should adapt their business models to be at the service of the UN’s sustainable development goals (UN SDGs) according to Paul Polman, chief executive of Unilever speaking at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos last …
Read MorePeter Damgaard Jensen, chief executive of the large Danish pension fund manager PKA has become chairman of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC). Jensen took over from Donald McDonald, who has also retired from his post as …
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