£1.6trn investor group write to UK’s largest companies calling for urgent response on climate transition plans
Letter sent to 76 FTSE 100 companies including Schroders and Hargreaves Lansdown
Engagement
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Investors urged to strengthen investment policies around protected biodiverse areas
ShareAction report says asset managers have ‘significant room for improvement’ in protecting against biodiversity risk
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FCA scraps work on stewardship effectiveness metrics
Forthcoming FRC Stewardship Code consultation now ‘vitally important’ to defining stewardship effectiveness
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Vanguard did not back any ESG shareholder proposals during 2024’s AGM season
Follows BlackRock’s voting reaching record low
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Engagement to combat water crises
Nordea’s Eric Pedersen shares the engagement processes and initiatives the team are involved with regarding water risk
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#TalkAboutBlack details progress in initiatives for Black talent
The campaign aims to build a pipeline of Black industry leaders
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Next Generation with WHEB AM’s Woodhouse: ‘My climate anxiety is at an all-time high’
Investment analyst, Katie Woodhouse, says she’s frustrated by the waning interest in impact investing and the ESG backlash
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Are investors ‘playing both sides’ by not forming exit strategies from fossil fuels?
‘It’s easier to continue business as usual with insufficient pressure from regulators and shareholders’
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The value of an external advisory committee
Castlefield’s Ita McMahon explains the main functions – and added value – of an experienced advisory committee
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Next Generation with AXA IM’s Villanueva: ‘Challenging periods are when core convictions are revealed’
ESG analyst, Mariana Villanueva, says that the anti-ESG backlash has given way to healthier discussion and debate
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Do investors hold the key to ending the fast-fashion hype?
Leading brands are starting to focus on values rather than value, but ‘no industry is perfect’
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Next Generation with RLAM’s Chiu: ‘Giving up is not an option’
In our new series, RLAM’s Georgina Chiu shares her pivot into impact investing and aspirations for the future