The evolution of fund engagement
Engagement on ESG is no longer regarded as a sideline to the investment process but rather essential for fund selectors in gaining a dynamic understanding of a company
Voting
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Shell climate resolution’s 20% support triggers company action
Oil major now required to explain what it intends to do to consult shareholders
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We expect companies to develop a comprehensive biodiversity strategy
AXA IM may look to vote against boards not showing progress
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Cazenove Capital sets out voting best practice for asset managers
Schroders-owned wealth firm pens six-point letter to 93 asset managers overseeing £30trn AUM
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CA100+ lead investors back climate resolution at Shell
Asking company to align Scope 3 emissions with the Paris Agreement
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Green Dream with Fidelity’s Tan: Divestment is a failure of engagement
Global head of stewardship reveals what’s in the firm’s engagement toolkit
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Moving the dial on racial equity in investment portfolios
Where asset managers are going above and beyond discussions about recruitment and retention
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Engaging asset managers on net zero
LGT’s Phoebe Stone discusses her views on asset managers’ net-zero pathways, regulation and accessing the blue economy
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Say on Climate: Engagement opportunity or box-ticking?
Brings climate into an AGM context but proposals can lack clarity and ambition
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Less than half of asset managers voting on biodiversity
ShareAction report finds lack of engagement and stewardship on nature crisis
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Calls to mandate Say on Climate votes in France
Climate and sustainable finance commission publishes recommendations to the AMF
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BlackRock and Vanguard lag on votes for lobbying transparency
Vanguard and BlackRock supported less than 20% of the resolutions