All engagement articles
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NewsAsset owners spell out climate stewardship expectations of asset managers
Joint statement authored by UK asset owners aims to ‘empower’ asset managers to raise climate stewardship bar
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NewsFrench pension funds lead project to assess value of shareholder engagement
FRR and ERAFP are part of a new taskforce that will establish best practices for shareholders and lenders
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NewsCEPB leads investor engagement for peace in Goma
The investor engagement initiative follows the capture of the Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Investors and boards should collaborate strategically on sustainability
Collaborative support for legislative reforms, taxation frameworks, and public incentives is vital to create a level playing field for long-term value creation, says Gillian Secrett
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NewsSwiss pension funds association updates ESG reporting standards
ASIP updates standards to strengthen qualitative reporting, especially for stewardship
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NewsRailpen strengthens engagement and voting commitments for 2025
Railpen has strengthened voting policy on issues such as shareholder protection and audit quality for 2025 AGM season
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Stewardship deserves a return to first principles
As the UK’s Financial Reporting Council consults on updates to the country’s Stewardship Code, Hans-Christoph Hirt, trustee director of the Hermes Group Pension Scheme, says it’s time for the investment industry to have an open conversation about the objectives of stewardship
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NewsSwiss pension funds call for review of ESG reporting standards
Swiss schemes have faced challenges with data collection, processing and consolidation when reporting for the first time
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NewsWHEB urges investors to be honest about unsuccessful corporate engagement
Report observes a tendency for many investors to take a ‘fire-and-forget’ approach to engagement
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NewsSustainable Finance-Beirat urges schemes to improve ESG, engagement strategies
Chair Silke Stremlau says it makes economic and ecological sense to include risks such as climate change, biodiversity loss and scarcity of resources in active investment strategies
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NewsPRI’s Spring initiative calls for investor engagement on nature policy influence
The initiative targets 40 focus companies across the food and agriculture, mineral mining, automotive, chemicals and banking sectors
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NewsSwiss asset managers fail to assert impact-oriented stewardship strategies
Swiss asset managers rarely articulate publicly concrete expectations for companies they invest in, study shows
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NewsAMF tells French investors to ‘formalise’ their fossil fuel policies
French financial watchdog warns information about engagement should not be misleading
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NewsSPP publishes trustee guide for asset manager engagement on ESG
The guide includes a checklist for trustees on relevant disclosure requirements
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NewsInstitutional investors condemn Exxon’s Follow This lawsuit
ExxonMobil’s lawsuit to dismiss a shareholder resolution undermines the current system of shareholder advocacy in the US, investors argue
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NewsPKBS drops ExxonMobil, Chevron, Glencore following oil and gas expansion deals
The pension fund has decided to implement an ESG index for investments in Swiss equities
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NewsIIGCC preps expansion of ‘beyond Climate Action 100+’ engagement initiative
Investor signatories of the Net Zero Engagement Initiative have until 31 May to have their say on the company focus list and engagement strategy for the initiative’s second year
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NewsABP to reduce investments in emerging markets
The fund believes it no longer pays to be overweight the region given the expected returns for emerging market assets
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NewsAsset owners launch pilot for sovereign climate engagement
NZAOA also expands work on private markets in new target-setting rules
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NewsKenfo to step up focus on managers’ climate credentials
Aegon and Phoenix among those calling for voting and engagement to have closer link with investment decisions
