Vanguard did not back any ESG shareholder proposals during 2024’s AGM season
Follows BlackRock’s voting reaching record low
Author: Michael Nelson
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Asset managers should aim to ‘stay one step ahead’ of SFDR amid 2025 amendments
Ocorian predicted five key SFDR changes expected in the next update
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WHEB renames fund as it adopts ‘Sustainability Impact’ SDR label
‘SDR process has been challenging but the end result is worthwhile’
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Why ESG investors need to focus more on the ‘G’
Companies fail to deliver on ‘E’ and ‘S’ without the ‘G’, writes EGA’s Steve Barrett
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Industry welcomes UK government’s decision to not fight oil field legal challenges
Although the decision is ‘significant’ there is still no guarantee the development won’t go ahead
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Road to COP29: Baku Climate Action Week, calls for UN to stop hosting COP in authoritarian countries
Azerbaijan ‘preparing to welcome the world to Baku’, but are accused of ‘unprecedented attacks’ on independent media and activists
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Candriam adds market-neutral ESG fund to its suite of funds
Invests long in companies recognised as sustainability leaders
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Water utilities: A carrier or a barrier to solving sustainability challenges?
WHEB’s Ty Lee compares the lack of investment in UK water utilities to the ‘different paradigm’ in the US
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Progress on SDG6 ‘alarmingly off-track’ as UNEP calls for increased water investment
UNEP targets investment in institutions, infrastructure, information and innovation to meet the 2030 clean water target
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Paint it blue: Closing the water gap
Candriam’s Czupryna and Dublanc say that consuming less water and better management could help conserve resources in the short-term
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Robeco adds three indices to its suite of climate-related products
Follows investor demand for ‘sophisticated ‘ climate indices
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SIX introduces marker to help identify businesses aligning with 1.5°C target
Companies must provide SIX with confirmation from an approved reviewer to earn the marker