Say on Climate: Engagement opportunity or box-ticking?
Brings climate into an AGM context but proposals can lack clarity and ambition
Voting
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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
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Companies not implementing shareholder resolutions
PRI says ‘inaction should raise red flags for investors’
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PRI stewardship warning as companies do not implement shareholder resolutions
Investors must hold boards to account as research finds only half of passed proposals implemented
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Abstaining on ESG votes is not ‘fence-sitting’
Voting is a fundamental governance and stewardship activity but it is rarely black and white
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Hargreaves Lansdown launches online voting service
Amid growing numbers of investors making sure their voices are being heard
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Voting transparency pushes progress but too few ESG resolutions backed
ShareAction’s fourth report assessing asset manager voting reveals factors limiting impact
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As You Sow partnership gives voting powers to end investors
Partnered with Tumelo and Glass Lewis on investor voting technology for platforms
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Tumelo gives voting powers to end investors
Partnered with As You Sow and Glass Lewis on investor voting technology for platforms
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ESG 2.0: Changing gear
‘We need to see the industry start to step up and use its significant voice to push for change on policy’