Message from America: US financial regulators taking aim at ESG
InvestmentNews’ special projects editor Liz Skinner highlights the latest ESG regulatory developments across the pond
Proxy voting
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Aviva Investors reveals ESG investment outcome
The firm reviews its responsible investment highlights in the past year as well as the targets it fell short of.
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Just joining PRI isn’t enough to show ESG commitment
Calvert’s John Wilson says proxy voting is a critical tool for demonstrating ESG practices and processes
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More than half the largest asset managers globally disclose ESG voting policies
More disclosure and transparency is coming through, a study by SquareWell Partners finds.
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More than half the world’s largest asset managers disclose ESG voting policies
More disclosure and transparency is coming through, a study by SquareWell Partners finds
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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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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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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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Rules of engagement: What constitutes best practice?
Tracking engagement aims, collaborating with other investors and robust reporting will be essential to improving stewardship and furthering ESG causes this year and beyond
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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
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Green Dream with LGIM’s Sacha Sadan: Covid forces boards to think outside the box
LGIM’s Sadan describes how the firm puts its $1.5trn in AUM to good use in this Green Dream video interview
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Morningstar finds low commitment to ESG in some big names
Vanguard and American Century fall short while Robeco, Calvert and Impax lead Morningstar’s ESG Commitment Levels