Europe: A packed climate policy for decades to come
Morningstar DBRS explores the various policies Europe has launched to meet its ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets
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Rio Tinto and Glencore put climate plans to vote
Climate Action 100+ encourages the world’s largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters to take necessary action on climate change
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As co-host of COP26 the UK must lead by example
We need to develop a ‘whole economy’ approach to decarbonisation, says InfraRed Capital Partners director Richard Crawford
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BMO GAM’s Bakhshi: The challenge in 2021 is the roadmap to net zero
Committing to net zero, and joining initiatives such as Climate Action 100+ and Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative, are welcome, but the roadmap needs focus, says responsible investment director Vicki Bakhshi
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Investment groups calling for better diversity must look inward
Amid the Campaign for Better Governance, ESG Clarity global head of ESG insight Natalie Kenway highlights how companies are being called out for lack of diversity
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Charities urge asset managers to vote in favour of ESG resolutions or be discredited
Charity networks find more than half their asset managers are yet to set climate change-related targets
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Coal divestment strategies must mitigate social impact
RWC’s John Teahan says effective carbon pricing and taxing should be introduced globally
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AIC shines light on platforms engaging investment trust shareholders
Few trust shareholders understand how to exercise voting rights when investing via a platform
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Number of women on FTSE boards jumps but ‘more to be done’ at executive level
Liontrust and AJ Bell highlighted for all-male executive committees in final Hampton-Alexander Review
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IA flags FTSE 350 companies lacking board ethnic diversity
The IA’s Institutional Voting Information Service will issue an ‘amber-top’ to those not disclosing or without a plan to improve ethnic diversity
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Asset managers call for ‘fair and equitable’ global efforts to end pandemic
‘We will not end the pandemic anywhere until we end it everywhere’, says WHO director-general as he welcomes investor initiative
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Newton’s Parry: Circularity is an opportunity open to all
Head of sustainable investment Andrew Parry says the circular economy is only the first step on the journey to true balance