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Fight for Voting Rights Goes Global

Companies with dual shares limiting investors' voting powers

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The ESG Interview: Small Managers, Big Impact
January 14, 2022
Haven Green CEO Paul Price says boutique firms are better positioned to offer impact investment opportunities than established players.
ESG Explainer: UK Sustainability Disclosure Requirements
January 12, 2022
New framework aims to broaden sustainability reporting and embrace double materiality but faces long path to law.
Fight for Voting Rights Goes Global
January 12, 2022
Companies with weighted or limited voting rights through dual class share structures are disrupting investors’ stewardship efforts.
The ESG Interview: From Stainless to Sustainable
January 7, 2022
Hard-to-abate industries such as steel need public sector support to overcome barriers to net zero transition, says Carole Ferguson, Founder of Industry Tracker.

Latest News

PRI Warns Sovereign Debt Investors on Human Rights
January 17, 2022
UN body encourages engagement, due diligence; World Bank outlines sustainability bonds framework.
Asset Owners Prioritising ESG Impact Over Risk
January 14, 2022
New reports suggest growing appetite for impact investing options, but challenges remain on metrics.
This Week’s Tech and Tools News: RepRisk Extends Contract with Norwegian SWF
January 14, 2022
ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including RepRisk, MSCI, GIST, S&P Global, The Climate Service, Natwest Trust and Depositary Services and Diligent.
This Week’s People Moves: Bratton Hughes Heads ESG at American Century
January 14, 2022
ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including American Century Investments, Schroders, Baillie Gifford, MSCI and Knight Frank.
This Week’s Fund News: BlackRock Offers Active Climate Action Funds
January 14, 2022
ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including BlackRock, Cushon, Wellington, LOIM, Swiss Re, Alecta, PGIM, Nordea, Impax and Standard Life.
Investor Case Studies Show Paths to Net Zero Transition
January 13, 2022
Engagement highlighted as key facet towards decarbonising portfolios across global efforts by investors.
Climate Litigation Risk Rising for Institutional Investors
January 13, 2022
Regulation “presenting a whole new world” of legal risks for financial players.
Regulation Blocking Switch to Renewable Energy
January 12, 2022
CDP, RE100 call on policymakers for structural changes to electricity markets and procurement reform.
Inconsistent Scope 2 Reporting Endemic by Companies
January 12, 2022
Study recommends changes in methodology around calculating and presenting Scope 2 emissions data to combat poor quality.

Fund Solutions

Asset Owners Prioritising ESG Impact Over Risk
January 14, 2022
New reports suggest growing appetite for impact investing options, but challenges remain on metrics.
ICYMI, ‘We Have no Clue What is Coming at us’
January 14, 2022
Strap in for a bumpy start, both to the year and the journey to a green and equitable future.
This Week’s Fund News: BlackRock Offers Active Climate Action Funds
January 14, 2022
ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including BlackRock, Cushon, Wellington, LOIM, Swiss Re, Alecta, PGIM, Nordea, Impax and Standard Life.
Climate Litigation Risk Rising for Institutional Investors
January 13, 2022
Regulation “presenting a whole new world” of legal risks for financial players.
Dutch are Leading European Pension Funds’ Path to Net Zero
December 17, 2021
While climate-related strategies are in demand, institutional investor and asset manager focus on biodiversity has “lagged”, says Cerulli.

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ICYMI, ‘We Have no Clue What is Coming at us’
Chris Hall January 14, 2022
Natural Capital: the Underrated Asset Class to Watch in 2022
Rob Appleby, The Cibus Funds January 14, 2022
What Does Water Stewardship Mean, Anyway?
Dylan Waldhuetter, The Water Council January 14, 2022

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What Does Water Stewardship Mean, Anyway?

January 14, 2022 Dylan Waldhuetter, The Water Council
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Time to Grasp the Nettle on Scope 3

January 7, 2022 Stuart Lemmon, EcoAct
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From Pledges to Action

December 10, 2021 Haley Wiebel, World Resources Institute
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Investors Issue Challenge to Europe’s Legislators

December 17, 2021 Richard Howitt, Frank Bold

Europe

ESG Explainer: UK Sustainability Disclosure Requirements
January 12, 2022
New framework aims to broaden sustainability reporting and embrace double materiality but faces long path to law.
Investors Unmoved by Proposed EU Taxonomy Shift
January 11, 2022
Complementary Delegated Act will make little difference to investor assessments of risks of nuclear and gas power.
EU Taxonomy Eligibility an Ongoing Challenge in 2022
January 11, 2022
Major corporates and financial institutions to report as and when Delegated Acts go live.

North America

This Week’s People Moves: Gluck and Lee Elected to US SIF Board
January 7, 2022
ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including US SIF, PGGM, PGIM Real Estate, Earth Capital and Evli.
See no Evil
December 8, 2021
Investors lament the lack of transparency on modern slavery, but addressing under-reporting will require multi-stakeholder action.
US Climate Reporting Framework Expected Q1 2022
December 8, 2021
The framework is complex and SEC staff want to “get it right first time”, says PRI’s Head of US Policy.
Ethnically Diverse Boards Drive Profits in Talent-led Sectors
December 6, 2021
New Calvert research finds consumer-focused firms most likely to value human capital and support ethnic diversity at senior levels.
New Labels for Green Funds
November 10, 2021
The CFA Institute’s new voluntary global fund labelling guidelines put the focus on greenwash.

Asia-Pacific

China Issues New Rule on Mandatory Environmental Disclosure
January 5, 2022
From February, companies will be required to compile annual environmental disclosure reports for submission by 15 March of each year.
Mandatory TCFD Reporting in Singapore from 2023
December 16, 2021
Climate reporting will be mandatory for financial institutions from financial year 2023; board diversity policies to be disclosed in annual reports.
Malaysia Consults on Climate Risk, Disclosures for Finance Sector
December 14, 2021
Guidance to be issued on climate risk management, scenario analysis and TCFD-aligned disclosures.
HK Bourse Finalises New Rules on Governance, Board Diversity
December 14, 2021
Amended corporate governance code and listing rules will require firms to ensure board independence, refreshment, and diversity from January 2022.
Corporate Net Zero Plans Can’t Rely on Carbon Capture – AIGCC
December 13, 2021
Engagement encouraged on CCS usage as Asia-based investors attempt to get to grips with corporates’ decarbonisation strategies.

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