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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NewsSBTi launches standard for investors’ net-zero targets
In order to be validated against the standard, investors will have to publicly commit to reaching net zero by 2050 or earlier
AnalysisThe ‘stewardship recession’: Asset owners push back
In the last of a four-part series on stewardship and shareholder engagement, Sophie Robinson-Tillett talks to asset owners about their mixed views on stewardship
NewsAsset owners to swap US managers for European in response to ESG retreat
The trend is driven by regulatory and legal interventions in the US
AnalysisShareholder engagement: what works and what doesn’t?
In the third of a four-part series on stewardship and shareholder engagement, Sophie Robinson-Tillett takes a deep dive into the differences of opinion at companies’ AGMs
NewsEU’s sustainability simplification drive continues with taxonomy, ESRS updates
Measures such as introducing a materiality threshold, and simplifying reporting formats are all positive moves, says PSF’s Helena Vines Fiestas
AnalysisThe state of shareholder rights in US and the EU
While US regulators and state legislatures chip away at shareholder rights, the EU takes a more measured – if sluggish – approach to reform, Sophie Robinson-Tillett reports in the second of a four-part series on stewardship and shareholder rights
AnalysisHas the SEC’s ‘13D’ ruling changed shareholder engagement?
In the first of a four-part series on stewardship and shareholder rights, Sophie Robinson-Tillet assesses the impact of a controversial update to shareholder disclosures
NewsESG proposals shape companies’ subsequent environmental, governance performance
Influence, which isn’t present for social issues, is apparent even when resolutions aren’t successful
NewsInvestors urge EU legislators not to take an axe to sustainability laws
CSRD and CS3D are ‘essential’, claim 80 financial institutions
NewsSupervisors flag ‘inadequate’ sustainability staffing at some asset managers
Managers have between 0.5 and 16 employees charged with integrating sustainability risks, but some aren’t qualified, claims research
NewsUK launches consultations on ISSB, transition plans and sustainability assurance
Announcement comes as GRI unveils two new climate standards
NewsFinance lobbied harder than any other sector to water down CS3D, finds research
Investors planning engagement on responsible lobbying may have to start with the finance sector
NewsInvestors stopped from voting on 23% of shareholder proposals at US firms
SEC approves 40% more ‘no action’ requests than last year
NewsShould investors worry about plans to cull corporate sustainability disclosures?
EU lawmakers meet today to discuss plans to further reduce the scope of CS3D and CSRD
NewsLower-carbon bond portfolios outperform benchmarks, finds research
Analysis findings bring into question the legitimacy of having carbon-intensive corporate credit portfolios as the default, says Ulf Erlandsson, AFII’s founder
NewsParliament unveils latest thinking on EU Omnibus
The 63-page document calls for a more aggressive reduction in the number of companies covered by the EU’s environmental and social disclosure standards
NewsPRI to step up on human rights lobbying
Announcement about policymaker-focused strategy comes as Unilever and Allianz say trade association reviews need standardisation
NewsPensionsEurope and EFAMA warn against slashing sustainability rules
Omnibus process should be fully wrapped up before the Commission continues with its work on redesigning SFDR
AnalysisInvestors fight over what should be included in future SFDR regime
Many consultation respondents have called for a product label dedicated to impact investing
NewsAllianz piles in on biodiversity push from asset owners
Announcement comes on the heels of water analysis from Ilmarinen and nature targets from KPA Pension
