Vanguard Q&A: Empowering shareholders
Global head of investment stewardship John Galloway says enhanced disclosure promotes better governance practices
Diversity
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Executive bonuses increasingly linked to ESG factors
Over half of companies using ESG factors specifically focus on diversity as a metric
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Real estate managers worst for diversity
Asset managers are not considering diversity in investment decisions and are overstating it in their own firms
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Morgan Stanley wants more diverse young hires
The firm is announcing an initiative, the Equity Collective, in which wealth and asset management firms commit to working with career-focused community organizations to reach young people from more diverse backgrounds.
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Social enterprise fund reopens to address unequal social effects of pandemic
Half of grants aimed at groups led by people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ communities and disabled people
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Disclosing double materiality is essential
Ignore social and environmental risks at your own peril, says Federated Hermes’ Leon Kamhi
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Grappling with governance in China to find green transition opportunities
ESG investors will not get far without knowing the nuances of the market, regulation and companies themselves, say asset managers
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Investment industry should lead by example on ethnicity pay gap reporting
This week’s government debate made little progress but signs of movement in the industry are encouraging
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‘COP26 will cater to a narrow range of views and interests’
City Hive CEO Bev Shah says decision makers at the conference must reflect the entire global community
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Q&A with ClearBridge ESG head: Diversity front and centre of social focus
Mary Jane McQuillen talks increasing action on the ‘S’ in ESG
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UK asset managers among market leaders for ESG reporting
EY has analysed sustainability data from 1,100 financial firms around the world
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Institutional investors new to ESG say it outperforms
Nearly three in 10 of those surveyed increased the incorporation of ESG as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic