Paul Verney
Analysis of voting by 65 largest asset managers by ShareAction reveals that two members of both PRI and CA100+ voted on less than 20% of environmental and social proposals at investee companies in 2021
£35bn UK scheme will also work with other investors to set expectations on ‘workforce directors’
Alecta’s Magnus Billing expresses doubts about the €111bn fund’s ability to meet climate ambitions given sovereign investments
Annual assessment of corporate disclosures by investor-backed NGO reveals just 2% of firms can be classed as ‘environmental leaders’
Move by Swiss banking group follows SoftBank’s investment in sustainability start-up Clarity AI
Investors failing to disclose ‘effectiveness’ in assessing systemic risks, UK audit watchdog reveals
FRC publishes review of submissions against updated UK Stewardship Code
New ‘collaborative engagement’ service will focus on climate, biodiversity, gender, water and the blue economy
Influential asset owner-backed body assesses climate ambitions of the energy sector but does not assess ‘feasibility’ of plans
Financial giant collaborates with Iceberg Data Lab in latest push into nature-based investing
Letter by $2trn investor coalition sent as SEC proposes changes to rules around proxy advice and adopts ‘universal’ proxy card rule for contested director elections