Governance
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NEWS: Ethics, 15 April, 2021
Ethical investor Trillium issues warning to Alphabet over whistleblowing
The asset manager has filed a shareholder resolution calling for Alphabet, Google's parent company, to review its whistleblowing policies.
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INSIGHT: Investors, 13 April, 2021
AGM season will see focus on reporting, remuneration and communication
While not exactly back to business as usual, companies are likely to feel investor pressure on a range of non-Covid topics in 2021.
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NEWS: Sustainability, 12 April, 2021
Academics issue ‘call for reflection’ on EU corporate governance reforms
The group of researchers and professors say the EU should pause new sustainability laws and instead review a raft of academic criticism.
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NEWS: Regulation, 9 April, 2021
Controversy as US moves towards mandatory ESG disclosures
After the SEC's acting chair indicated the US could introduce mandatory ESG disclosures, experts are laying out the arguments against it.
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NEWS: Disclosures, 8 April, 2021
Climate reporting requires ‘shift in approach’ to reflect TCFD principles
Study reveals just 154 UK firms made any reference to the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) in their 2020 reporting.
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NEWS: Investors, 7 April, 2021
LGIM backs calls for ‘say on climate’ shareholder votes
Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) wants companies to put their climate policies to a vote for investors.
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NEWS: Investors, 1 April, 2021
LGIM annual report reveals 21% rise in ‘active engagement’ in 2020
Engagement figures from LGIM show investors did not allow Covid-19 to shift their focus from core concerns such as diversity and climate.
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NEWS: Disclosures, 29 March, 2021
State Street Global Advisors CEO calls for improved diversity reporting
While Cyrus Taraporevala is optimistic about progress on reporting, he revealed concerns about a lack of clear diversity policies and goals.
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NEWS: Regulation, 25 March, 2021
UK stewardship code ‘has not changed the nature of investor engagement’
Academic says the revised code requires "mandatory legal or regulatory impositions" if it is to remain relevant.
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NEWS: Research, 23 March, 2021
Do we overestimate the impact of CEOs on company performance?
A new study says CEOs explain 2% of variability in stock returns, while global, country and industry changes account for 11%, 4% and 1%.
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