New Era: Short-term horizons typically do not favour sustainable investing
Castlefield’s Callum Wells discusses the ‘collective myopia’ sustainable investment teams face in 2025, and reusable Christmas trees
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Green Dream with Parmenion’s Thornton: Sustainable investment is in a healthier place
Parmenion’s Mollie Thornton says performance, flows and diversity of products are all improving
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BlackRock ‘should not be let off the hook’ as ESG voting reaches new low
BlackRock said resolutions ‘lack economic merit’
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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
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US Solar fund survives continuation vote despite shareholder dissent
35.4% of votes favoured discontinuing the trust
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Trialling our revised approach to climate engagement
Following client feedback, Castlefield has taken a more progressive approach to voting, says Ita McMahon
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Shareholders ramp up pressure on Barclays, HSBC and Amazon this AGM season
Investor groups have questioned Barclays’ and HSBC’s sustainability policies, while Amazon called to consider workers’ rights
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Green Dream with Castlefield’s McMahon: We have been exercising our right to vote against sustainability committees
Ita McMahon discusses engagement progress, training for the anti-greenwashing rule and more sophisticated conversations with clients
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Shareholders vote against ShareAction’s resolution for improved Nestlé health targets
But ‘direction of travel is clear’ as for businesses heavily reliant on unhealthy foods
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Fidelity’s Ikawa Q&A: Traceability targets and collaborative engagement in Japan
Fidelity’s head of engagement discusses the corporate governance developments in Japan
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Industry will see more effective and nuanced engagements as ESG grows up
In this video interview, Fidelity’s Emilie Goodall discusses how the increased scrutiny on asset manager engagement is welcome
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Three ways firms can enhance net zero voting policies
IIGCC issues three core principles for asset managers and owners to develop net zero voting polices in latest guidance