£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
Letter sent to 76 FTSE 100 companies including Schroders and Hargreaves Lansdown
Follows BlackRock’s voting reaching record low
Share price return has outperformed the sector on a one-year and three-year basis
Cohort of anti-ESG shareholder resolutions at US companies ‘to gain attention rather than shareholder support’
Pressure is on McDonald’s to reduce the use of antibiotics in its meat production
35.4% of votes favoured discontinuing the trust
An investor can rarely claim unilateral credit for how the company has decided to act, writes PGIM’s global head of ESG
Following client feedback, Castlefield has taken a more progressive approach to voting, says Ita McMahon
Hilkka Komulainen has called on fund managers to vote against climate transition plans at Shell’s AGM
Ita McMahon discusses engagement progress, training for the anti-greenwashing rule and more sophisticated conversations with clients
The TSE is pushing for genuine change, says Man GLG portfolio manager Emily Badger
Governance issues are being overlooked relative to the rising focus on sustainability issues says abrdn’s David Smith