Ask companies to disclose lobbying
Company engagement may not always be easy but active asset managers must use their voice to press for direct action in confronting climate change
Engagement
-
-
Improving diversity is a strategic priority not a marketing exercise
EOS at Federated Hermes recommends voting against the chair of FTSE 100 companies with less than 20% women execs and direct reports
-
Green Dream with Impax’ Lisa Beauvilain: Sustainable businesses will continue to be resilient in the face of further market shocks
The head of sustainability & ESG says investing in sustainable businesses will become even more important
-
Click here for the January 2021 of ESG Clarity digital magazine
Video interviews with Invesco and Snowball, engagement and stewardship analysis, exclusive comment pieces and our RRI are all in this issue
-
Invesco UK’s Stephanie Butcher: ‘ESG is the movement of our age’
Invesco UK is putting sustainability front and centre of its investment decisions, and counting on data and engagement to drive change
-
BlackRock to vote against corporates with limited net-zero planning
CEO of $8.7trn asset manager has written to clients and company management on path to net zero
-
More fund groups open engagement with Compass
ESG Clarity speaks to the asset management names exposed to Compass Group amid food parcel criticism
-
PRI publishes ESG disclosure guidance
The ELFA and PRI have published fact sheets to help with ESG disclosures broken down by sector
-
Look for detailed strategies from corporates this earnings season
More companies are highlighting their ESG efforts, according to Federated Hermes’ Audra Delport and Fraser Lundie
-
Investment manager coalition urge Compass to take action over inadequate food parcels
Groups representing £3trn write to Compass CEO demanding answers to four key questions
-
Exclusive: Ninety One commits to Say on Climate initiative
Encouraging companies to submit a Climate Transition Action Plan to a shareholder vote at their AGMs
-
What will it take to be an ESG and RI leader in 2021?
Five actions ESG leaders can take over the next 12 months