Corporate governance – Page 2
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NewsNGOs announce ‘independent, science-backed’ taxonomy to raise EU game
New platform ‘not intended as critique of EU taxonomy’
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NewsSwiss association urges asset owners to hold managers accountable for stewardship
‘We are not activist investors,’ says AMAS CEO
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AnalysisIPE ESG Briefing: ESG integration costs and other challenges
Plus: IPE Top 500 Managers report on ESG headcount; European Union: elections, CSDDD and SFDR
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NewsCFA Institute study finds ‘worrying’ views on EU ESG regulatory framework
The study found a range of challenges facing EU investors around ESG disclosures, which the CFA said regulators should pay attention to.
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NewsSDR enthusiasm is waning among managers, according to Morningstar
Managers are taking a ‘wait and see’ approach in adopting the SDR label due to stringent criteria of regime as well as UK-centric nature of labelling criteria
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NewsLothian Pension Fund strengthens internal resources to focus on responsible investment
LPF plans to grow its responsible investment team over the next 12 months
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AnalysisInvestment governance of Swiss pension funds is put to the test
CFA Society Switzerland position paper sets recommendations to fine-tune the investment governance of Swiss pension funds
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NewsAPG to bring in new human rights policy to improve NGO assessment
KLP and PGGM also deemed ‘misaligned with societal expectations’
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NewsGreater Manchester Pension Fund adopts pass-through voting
GMPF can now uniformly apply its voting policy across both segregated and pooled funds, allowing it to directly influence decisions on critical issues
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NewsTNFD sees 30% increase in recommendation adopters
The Taskforce also announced the launch of additional guidance covering real economy sectors, for financial institutions, and on value chain
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NewsUK trustee boards show robust governance frameworks – survey
WTW’s latest trustee governance survey shows that only 1% of participating UK schemes expect significant changes to comply with General Code
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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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NewsIGG launches service aimed at transforming small scheme governance
IGGnite enables schemes below £150m access to scheme management and investment solutions at a cost typically reserved for larger schemes
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NewsISSB pledges investor-focused, scalable sustainability standard
The board will focus on implementing IFRS S1 and S2, which is essential to creating a global baseline of sustainability-related financial disclosures
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NewsISSB standards embraced by over half of global economy, claims chair
More than 20 jurisdictions have already decided to use or are taking steps to introduce ISSB standards in their legal or regulatory frameworks, says Emmanuel Faber
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NewsIFRS Foundation takes over TPT’s transition plan disclosure resources
Step described as ‘an important milestone in the creation of global norms for transition plan disclosure’
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NewsWhat’s next on Exxon?
While Arjuna and Follow This have dodged a legal battle, they have surrendered their campaign in the process
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NewsSwitzerland holds back on state greenwashing regulation
Federal Council gives instead the green light to new self-regulatory provisions that will soon come into force
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NewsPension funds call on Tesla to keep to one share, one vote
Investor Coalition for Equal Votes says ‘Tesla gives us particular cause for concern’
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NewsClimate remains core ESG focus for institutional investors, Morningstar finds
Climate, biodiversity, water, and reporting around Scope 3 emissions emerging as material factors in driving investment policy
