Active investing

Responsible Investor talks to asset managers about the pros and cons of the popular climate metric.

Requests around additionality were toned down in the final guidance, which the regulator says is 'in principle compatible' with global guidance.

Asset managers say the decision to exit was taken after extended engagement efforts.

It comes as several managers told RI they are confused about the scope of the regulation, which was agreed last month.

RI speaks to investors about the stewardship benefits and obstacles to pre-declaring intentions ahead of company meetings.

A flurry of regulatory activity has seen several new green taxonomies in Asia.

Several investors have called for biodiversity standards to ‘go further’ than the TNFD, while others think the current market framework is robust enough.

DNB unveils new responsible investment policy for €9bn of funds and will begin taking a more active stewardship approach.

Label continues to evolve with step-ups growing and some issuers off track to hit targets, but data issues continue to cause concerns.

AI makes debut in shareholder resolutions at US tech and entertainment giants; anti-ESG filers return despite negligible support in 2023 proxy season.