Sophie Robinson-Tillett
Sophie is IPE's ESG contributing editor.
She is the founder of Real Economy Progress and a senior associate at the University of Oxford.
Sophie's journalistic experience includes being editor of Responsible Investor and Environmental Finance.
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NewsQuarter of shareholders vote down BP’s chair amid strategy row
Opposition could be driven by almost opposing concerns regarding the company’s oil and gas production strategy
NewsAsset owners throw weight behind bond index aimed at driving decarbonisation
UN pension fund will invest up to $500m using index, which is yet to be launched
NewsUK government names institutional investors backing new Transition Finance Council
M&G, Columbia Threadneedle and Brunel Pension Partnership among the 50+ members of the newly-launched organisation
NewsNew scenarios suggest investors must put more emphasis on physical climate risk
Ortec Finance treats an increase in average temperatures as permanent in its most pessimistic scenario
NewsShareholder campaign on greening oil and gas suspended for a year
Follow This founder Mark van Baal says an increase in support is necessary for resolutions to be effective
NewsAllianz halves emissions from corporate portfolio
Update comes as Günther Thallinger warns ‘capitalism will cease to be viable’ in 3°C world
NewsNBIM backs away from filing shareholder requests, according to AGM data
2025 Proxy Preview report has said there had been more secrecy around this year’s shareholder resolutions at US company annual meetings
NewsEU approves delays to sustainability laws
Companies in the second and third phase of CSRD’s roll-out will have an extra two years to comply with the law
NewsDelaware moves forward on changes to shareholder rights
AP7 CEO says he is ‘deeply concerned’ about the proposals
NewsDrop in asset owners including responsible investment clauses manager contracts
Latest PRI figures also show a growing emphasis on managers’ voting behavior
NewsEIOPA chair says EU omnibus leaves industry and supervisors in ‘limbo’
Petra Hielkema welcomes the proposal and says ‘some of the reductions will really help to free up resources’
AnalysisAre shareholders finding it harder to make their voices heard?
A showdown at BP and changes at the SEC suggest companies are feeling empowered to snub investor requests
NewsCFA’s decision to drop ‘ESG’ from course titles sparks debate
‘Sustainable investing’ more accurately captures the broader, long-term impact and investing goals the certificate aims to support, the Institute says
NewsUK pension funds least likely to support sustainability proposals
Analysis of more than 120 European schemes reveals Sweden leads, despite lack of stewardship code
NewsShareholder engagement succeeding in improving corporate lobbying practices
Investors have met with firms nearly 250,000 times as SEC moves to temper their influence
FeaturesAnother strong year ahead for green bond market as EU regulations set to drive demand
Against all the odds, the green bond market had a good 2024. In a year when inflows into global sustainability funds were slashed in half, green bonds recorded their second-highest annual issuance levels ever, with more than $560bn (€536bn) of labelled paper sold
Opinion PiecesInvestors must speak up on ESG reporting rules dictated by the EU’s omnibus
Shareholder engagement used to be all about reporting. What gets measured gets managed was the tagline of a whole era of ESG, as investors requested more and more information from companies to help them understand their environmental and social risks.
AnalysisInvestor groups split over omnibus
WBA says there is a contradiction between the EU’s plan to finance the climate and social transition, while PensionsEurope and EFAMA say omnibus is not a setback
NewsOmnibus: double materiality and taxonomy safe
Maria Albuquerque, commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union, says the EU Commission is trying to find ‘the right balance’
NewsOmnibus plans: investors could be saved from future due diligence rules
Leaked documents circulated over the weekend also outline major cuts to CSRD and Taxonomy
