All posts tagged "ASSET OWNERS"

• Industry

  UK Stewardship Reports “in Line” with FRC Expectations

  Remaining asset owners and managers must submit their reports by October to make signatory list.

• Industry

  Investor Action Heats up Over Amazon

  Collective opposition to Brazil deforestation reflects greater willingness to engage with governments, says AP7.

• Asia-Pacific

  Australian Proxy Voting Reforms Under Fire

  ISS says Australian Treasury Consultation “premised on a misguided notion”, argues against five-day comment period for companies.

• Industry

  Dropping Asset Managers Without Net-Zero Targets a “Last Resort” – Nordea

  Targets must be made by 2024 as part of €67 billion pension provider’s 2025 climate targets.

• Commentary

  European Leveraged Loans Embrace ESG Margin Ratchets

  Shweta Rao, Head of EMEA Covenants at Reorg, offers an overview of ESG margin ratchet provisions, emerging trends, and areas for future development.

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  Asia-Pacific

  China’s Long March to Net Zero

  Corporates are a few steps behind on ESG disclosures, but momentum is building under pressure from regulators and investors.

• Industry

  WTW Seeks to Build Low-Carbon Transition Accreditation Standard

  Most current business models do not reflect scale of change required.

• Industry

  NGOs Call for More Action Against Coal as Allianz Updates Policy

  Coal policies of UK institutions, PPCA members criticised by Reclaim Finance. 

• Asia-Pacific

  Malaysia Finalises Climate-Focused Taxonomy

  New principle-based guidance for financial institutions introduces progressive system of transition categories, incorporates broader environmental outcomes. 

• Commentary

  ICYMI, The Race to Zero Just got Harder

  Increasingly, responses to the climate crisis appear to be informed by science.