Human & labour rights

The latest developments in sustainable finance: UK investors call for higher ambition in transition plans; only 29 percent of companies prepared for ESG data assurance, finds KPMG.

More holistic approaches to the way investors disclose social data are needed, say Bob Dannhauser and Mark Hodge from Shift

Banking giant pushed on social issues as Glass Lewis and major investors support worker rights resolutions; US lenders face Indigenous rights proposals.

Greenlighting in Parliament means due diligence directive is on the homestretch of EU legislative process.

Effective implementation of the EU's supply chain due diligence law will require focus and commitment, say Robert G Eccles, Richard Gardiner and Andrea Webster.

AkademikerPension to support freedom of association shareholder proposal at Tesla.

Removal of red flags will have positive credit and equity impact, say Barclays analysts.

'Continued lower levels of support' for shareholder proposals this year, predicts State Street GA global head of asset stewardship; Vermont’s Pension Investment Commission pulls six resolutions after reaching agreements with targets.

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

It follows a gradual broadening of the UN Guiding Principles to include the financial sector.