All stewardship articles
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: 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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News
Brunel, NEST to help steer body eyeing ‘friction’ in UK equity markets
Investor & Issuer Forum to tackle contentious issues to enhance London’s equity market
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News
LGPS Central reaches £43bn AUM with oversight and stewardship mandate
Partner funds have appointed LGPS Central to provide oversight and stewardship services for over £11bn in passive funds
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News
BlackRock distances itself from real-economy decarbonisation efforts
Insiders say asset manager is on the brink of announcing an exit from the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative
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News
Cyber resiliency should be top priority for investors
Railpen and Royal London Asset Management have published new guidance for investors on cybersecurity resiliency
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News
Swiss pension funds association updates ESG reporting standards
ASIP updates standards to strengthen qualitative reporting, especially for stewardship
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Special Report
Merseyside Pension Fund: Looking after one’s own benefits the wider economy
The £10bn (€12bn) Merseyside Pension Fund has long been recognised as an active asset owner that takes its responsibilities as a shareholder seriously.
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: 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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News
Swiss 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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News
UK regulator opts for ‘sustainable value’ in draft new stewardship definition
FRC drops explicit ‘environment and society’ references in draft new definition for UK Stewardship Code
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News
New initiative aims to put air pollution on investors’ sustainability agendas
Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation and CCLA Investment Management are seeking input for a corporate engagement initiative
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News
WHEB 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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News
Stakeholder pressure grows in importance as ESG motivator – survey
But also remains a barrier; APAC asset owners most convinced about value of active ownership
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News
LPFA appoints Minerva to help strengthen its stewardship role
Minerva will develop a bespoke voting policy for LPFA that aligns with the fund’s net zero objectives and targets
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News
Investors target banks over deforestation, policymakers over AMR
Investors have formulated asks of banks and policymakers in initiatives seeking to drive progress on deforestation and antimicrobial resistance
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News
UK pension schemes endorse call for policy shift to combat climate change
The call is endorsed by 35 pension schemes with assets totalling £84bn
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News
Greater 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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News
Swiss 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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News
IGG 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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Opinion Pieces
The art and science of investor collaboration in the quest for effective stewardship
In the evolving landscape of sustainable investment strategies, the significance of engagement has become more pronounced in recent years. Traditionally seen as supplementary to investment processes, stewardship has transformed into an indispensable tool for achieving meaningful environmental and social change.