Active investing

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.

Itaú Asset Management has been ahead of the curve on ESG integration in Brazil, but it is still facing resistance from local and international investors.

ECB vice-president Luis de Guindos called for progress on an EU capital markets union to raise climate financing.

Around 1,800 EU ESG funds have invested in nuclear energy companies aligned to the taxonomy.