18 July, 2018
Shareholder proposals gain ‘traction’ during US proxy season
The number of shareholder proposals faced by companies in the 2018 US proxy season decreased overall, but research reveals that the average support during a vote lifted. Meanwhile, climate remains ...
19 June, 2018
Pension fund trustees to report on climate change policies
UK pension fund trustees will be required to publish reports explaining how their investment policies integrate sustainability concerns. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) yesterday announc...
12 June, 2018
LGIM names companies performing badly on climate change
Companies considered to be "laggards" in their efforts to address climate change have been named and shamed by Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM). The investment manager said it had d...
7 June, 2018
Why serious investors demand more than just climate disclosure
In 2014, when I first started engaging pension funds on the issue of climate change, a worrying number would respond that they could not take savers’ “ethical concerns” into account. Not only a ...
4 June, 2018
Corporate and pension schemes must report climate change risk
New climate change law will be foisted onto companies if regulators fail to help them follow best practice on reporting. The House of Commons’ Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) today said that ...
5 March, 2018
Pension fund trustees could be forced to publish climate policy
The British government could introduce regulations requiring pension funds to have special investment policies on climate change or corporate governance. The news came in a letter to a committee of...
2 March, 2018
Core strengths: Katharina Latif, Allianz
A team of “crazy experts” preoccupied with what was once deemed an “ivory tower topic,” the climate and sustainability unit at German insurance giant All...
19 February, 2018
Heavy industry in EU faces steeper cuts to CO2 emissions
The European Parliament has passed a law to accelerate cuts in CO2 emissions by industries that are subject to the trading bloc’s emissions trading scheme (ETS). Under the scheme, European compan...
12 February, 2018
Investors to focus on boardroom skills and experience in 2018
Boardroom skills and experience will be the key issue for investors in 2018, according to new research. Morrow Sodali, the corporate governance consultants, found that 59% of investors consider s...
8 February, 2018
