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
Stewardship
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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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Should there be harsher penalties for modern slavery?
Shareholder engagement proving more effective than legislation for improving modern slavery policy disclosure
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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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Majority of FSTE 250 firms ignore climate-related factors in annual reports
Shareholders need to up pressure on firms to provide better climate disclosures
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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
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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
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More fund groups open engagement with Compass
ESG Clarity speaks to the asset management names exposed to Compass Group amid food parcel criticism
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JP Morgan bolsters Asia stewardship and ESG teams
The firm has been active in its investment stewardship efforts in Asia and globally.
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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
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Investor letter to UN calls for action on ‘humanitarian crisis at sea’
85 investors representing $2trn in assets have written an open letter to UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres
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Diving into data, stewardship and engagement will help prevent greenwashing
Ask what sustainability really means, and probe stewardship and engagement activities, says Nomura’s Alex Rowe