All articles by Sophie Robinson-Tillett – Page 17
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NewsFirms think fund managers are better qualified to vote than stewardship teams
The FRC prepares to review the UK Steward Code and other regulatory tools later this year
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NewsLGIM grows climate engagement list by 500%, prioritises lobbying
The Climate Impact Pledge applied across LGIM’s equities and fixed income portfolios
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NewsExperts ‘very concerned’ about EU row-back in proposed CSRD standards
Leaving entities free to choose which areas were material before disclosing ‘allows companies to leave out entire parts of the sustainability disclosures’, says Eurosif
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NewsCorporate governance: Investors rethinking Say on Climate votes
To prevent investors from being overloaded, the French SIF has begun evaluating every Say on Climate proposal in France
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NewsCA100+ ‘moves from disclosure to the implementation of transition plans’ in second phase
There will be a greater focus on the role of lenders under the new strategy
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NewsNet zero collaboration groups: what does the future hold?
After the mass departure from the Net Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA) in recent weeks, questions have resurfaced about the future of these climate groups and their parent, the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ). Last month, Attorneys General from 20 US states wrote to members of NZIA to raise ...
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NewsMEPs call on European Parliament to include investors in CSDDD
There was a push from MEPs on the right of Parliament to water down the proposals, or even reject the entire text of the Directive
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NewsCorporate governance: Voting for stronger rules
‘Stewardship codes weren’t developed to save the planet,’ says Dionysia Katelouzou of King’s College London
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Special ReportOutlook – Europe and the world: UK launches its own approach to green investment
The focus is on financial regulation rather than economic policy to drive decarbonisation
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News‘World’s first’ nature targets unveiled in bumper week for natural capital developments
Guidance for entities wishing to start setting nature-related targets was launched by the Science Based Targets Network
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NewsCorporate governance: Investor sentiment is not clear this AGM season
‘It feels like there’s a moment of reflection happening across all camps: those that support responsible investment and those that are sceptical of it,’ says ShareAction
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NewsCorporate governance: What are the themes of this year’s AGM season?
ShareAction will be calling out companies on DEI issues this AGM season, particularly their ethnicity pay gaps
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FeaturesGreenwashing: Teasing out the intentional from the accidental
Greenwashing is increasingly under the spotlight as investors and rulemakers try to figure out whether the chief concern is untruthfulness or the unintentional misleading of clients with environmental claims
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News‘A massive deal’: EU Parliament moves to add investors into Due Diligence Directive
The Parliament makes the distinction between entities that are linked to environmental harm and human rights abuses
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AnalysisAnalysis: Opinion split over SFDR updates
Rulemakers have maintained that the function of the regulation is to mitigate greenwashing by promoting transparency, not by setting standards
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Opinion PiecesQuestions BP investors should ask themselves
A lot has happened in sustainable finance since the last AGM season: an energy crisis in Europe, an escalating legal campaign against ESG in the US, a credibility crisis for the world’s biggest net zero investment group, and ground-breaking political agreements to protect the planet’s natural resources and marine ecosystems.
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Special ReportManager selection: Brunel’s Helen Price on diversity and inclusion
Helen Price explains to Sophie Robinson-Tillett how the Asset Owner Diversity Charter will help schemes formulate standardised requests for information.
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Special ReportRegulation: EC continues sustainable investment regulation drive
The state of play for EU sustainable finance regulation
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FeaturesEmerging markets decarbonisation
The International Energy Agency estimates that developing economies and emerging markets are responsible for more than two-thirds of global carbon emissions.
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NewsPRI to respond to growing ESG divergence by creating ‘menu’ of pathways for members
Some of the pathways could be based around investment objectives, while others might focus on strategies, asset classes or thematic topics
