Data & Disclosure

Four major French asset managers have joined forces to tackle the problem of biodiversity data. Ella Milburn finds out more.

Mardi McBrien argues that the Directive needs to widen in scope, integrate reporting and namecheck climate change.

RI’s US analyst takes a closer look at last week’s announcement

The latest developments in Europe’s ambitious sustainable finance policy package

Alecta’s CEO and CRO update Responsible Investor on its last 12 months of climate integration

The moves are part of ambitious programme for investor and industry action one year on from Brumadinho disaster

Investors need to treat climate change as the systemic issue, empower staff internally and stop simply having interesting discussions, argues Joy Williams.

Delilah Rothenberg and Amanda Feldman on private equity, disclosure and rethinking the system

The third webinar in this series will focus on how corporate data collection metrics, inclusions and exclusions, affect the weighting of governance and social indicators used by investors in determining the market value of a company. The webinar will also review how legal change is affecting the ability of companies to engage with investors and create common ground in the understanding and use of social and governance data. Questions for discussion may include: How are companies “S” and “G” data determined by investors when specific metrics are not available, comparable or consistent? What role can investors play in ensuring transparency through their engagement strategies? What are the challenges companies face generally and particularly in responding to new legislation requiring them to update their data identification and collection processes? How can companies improve the communication of their corporate governance structures, policies, and business practices to investor audiences? ESG applicable metrics for a number of areas e.g., for supply chain management, diversity and inclusion, ethical sourcing, plastics, and human capital, are still being developed. In the absence of comparable and clear metrics, how can companies be appropriately assessed by investors? How effective do investors and companies feel the New Corporate Governance Code and the New Stewardship Code has been in helping to improve engagement on “S” and “G” data? Speakers: Gema Esteban Garrido, ESG Reporting and Investor Manager, Telefonica Victor Riega, Senior Sustainability Engagement Manager Youri Lie, Senior Manager Climate Change and Sustainability Services, EY Kimon Demetriades, ESG Analyst, Allianz Global Investors Moderator: Helen Wood-Gush, Senior ESG Consultant, Responsible Investor

The practical experience of investor relations with investors and ESG researchers