Shareholders must be prepared to fire board directors
Why are investors continuing to reappoint the same leadership at companies failing on climate change?
Voting
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Nordea hires head of active ownership
Cecilia Fryklöf will lead the seven-member team
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Investors ask UK companies to support staff during cost of living crisis
CCLA and CIG say they will vote against executive pay rises next year if steps aren’t taken
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SEC probes ESG funds on trading away voting rights
Enforcement lawyers have been asking ESG funds how they lend out their shares
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Global ESG Summit: Embrace the complexities of the transition
During the first panel, climate reporting, adaptation, net zero, active engagement and preferred methodologies were all discussed
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Three practical steps for addressing climate change
For London Climate Action Week EQ’s Kennedy says improve impact, help scale good businesses and use voting and engagement
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Amundi makes triple ESG hire
Amundi has hired three individuals to its responsible development team. Alice Sireyjol has joined as deputy head of ESG development after leaving her post as a senior manager and sustainability specialist at the consulting firm EY in Paris. Her role there was to advise companies from various sectors to decrease their environmental impact, rethink their…
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Asset manager voting on auditing pivotal for net zero
Investors representing more than $100trn in assets have called for all carbon-intensive companies to align their accounting with a sustainable planet
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AGM season: Remuneration and climate change under spotlight
‘Businesses can expect shareholder pressure to intensify’
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abrdn abstains from approving Rio Tinto accounts over sexual harassment and racism
Sarasin & Partners also objects to the mining giant’s lack of ESG disclosure
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abrdn abstains from approving Rio Tinto accounts over sexual harassment and racism
Sarasin & Partners also objects to the mining giant’s lack of ESG disclosure
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Investors warn of voting action over climate disclosure failures
IIGCC members including BMO, Rathbones and Sarasin Partners have followed up with 17 of Europe’s largest companies