BlackRock ‘should not be let off the hook’ as ESG voting reaches new low
BlackRock said resolutions ‘lack economic merit’
Stewardship
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What is the most ‘under-used stewardship tool’ by wealth managers?
EQ Investors has attended seven AGMs this year to question boards on green financing targets and human rights impacts
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Three sustainable investment opportunities in emerging markets
Franklin Templeton’s Andrew Ness says these opportunities require ‘specialist, local knowledge’ to be captured effectively
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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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Next Generation with Aviva Investor’s Bowhay: Companies need to be honest about the scale of internal transformation needed
Stewardship analyst Riona Bowhay says a red flag is when companies believe they can maintain the status quo
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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
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‘Stewardship stampede’ could drive down the quality of engagement reporting
Onus is on firms to ensure engagement disclosure is ‘truly meaningful’
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Q&A with the Investor Forum: ‘Huge frustration that more people are focused on disclosure and reporting than engagement and action’
Reporting is crowding out the critical dialogue between investors and companies, say Sallie Pilot and Tim Shanagher
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Over 200 firms join PRI’s Spring engagement project to tackle biodiversity loss
PRI launched the investor stewardship programme at London Climate Action Week
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One-fifth of companies ready to report in line with TNFD recommendations by 2025
The TNFD are expected to unveil the next cohort of adopters at London Climate Action Week
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CCLA’s Browne on mental health: Awareness is increasing but the gap is widening
The stewardship lead unveils the results of the firm’s third mental health benchmark measuring progress in UK companies
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Green Dream with Rathbones’ Crossman: Four-day working week is my superpower
Rathbones’ stewardship director discusses raising the bar through collective action and their investors’ challenge on energy policy