1 April, 2021
LGIM annual report reveals 21% rise in ‘active engagement’ in 2020
Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) increased the level of its engagements last year as the pandemic took hold of society and business across the world. LGIM's annual report reveals an i...
29 March, 2021
State Street Global Advisors CEO calls for improved diversity reporting
There is “striking lack” of publicly available information when it comes to racial and ethnic diversity inside companies, according to the head of one of the world’s largest investment managers....
15 March, 2021
Parker Review urges final push to meet FTSE 100 ‘one by 2021’ target
The Parker Review of ethnic minority representation on the boards of the UK’s largest companies has warned laggards that there is still time to meet the December deadline of having at least one ethn...
22 February, 2021
Diversity milestone as FTSE 350 bids farewell to all-male boards (again)
A significant milestone has been reached in the journey to increase diversity in UK boardrooms: all-male boards in the FTSE 350 have disappeared. The news comes after a count by the 30% Club, a gro...
19 February, 2021
AIM and FTSE SMC companies lag behind larger firms on diversity
All-white boards are unlikely to disappear from smaller listed companies for years, according to a new report. Research into the progress of women and ethnic minority directors across the AIM UK 50...
19 February, 2021
Is it inevitable that the FTSE 350 is ahead on boardroom diversity?
Company Matters’ report, released this week, into diversity on FTSE SmallCap (SMC) and AIM listed company boards shows a familiar picture. Compellingly summarised in its own title
15 February, 2021
Adoption of ESG pay incentives ‘doubles over past two years’
In just two years the use of ESG pay incentives for executives has more than doubled, according to ISS ESG, the responsible investment arm of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). The company's...
15 January, 2021
‘A systemic risk’: investors demand greater ethnic diversity in boardrooms
In case there was any doubt: it’s time to address the lack of ethnic diversity in boardrooms. The issue has been in the background for some time, but the Black Lives Matter protests in the US, UK...
10 December, 2020
Sacha Sadan: ‘Good companies have always thought about these issues’
Sacha Sadan, director of investment stewardship at Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM), says boards are feeling a “seismic change”. Speaking to Board Agenda for
6 October, 2020
