Voting & engagement

Major investment firm says membership of key climate initiatives has 'become contested'.

FRC also proposes changes to stewardship definition to clarify focus on clients and beneficiaries.

Annual CEC benchmark shows improvement; initiative separately notes public disclosures required for assessment after Canada greenwashing measures saw some firms remove sustainability claims.

The latest developments in sustainable finance: Armenia to host next biodiversity COP; WHEB calls for consensus on stewardship engagement definitions and practices in white paper.

Institutional investors have a key role to play in driving a shift towards more sustainable farming practices, write Laura Chapman and Lucy Hussona.

Investors slowly warm to the sector, but remain wary of central sustainability claim amid government push for acceptability.

Asset owners and investment managers defend the quality of shareholder proposals but call for more open debate.

The latest developments in sustainable finance: Glass Lewis backs BHP's climate transition plan; AXA IM shutters social bond fund.

Assessment, Indigenous rights and lobbying among weak spots flagged in engagement initiative's first benchmark.

Norway's sovereign wealth fund at loggerheads with other investor heavyweights over Aussie miner's climate strategy.