30 October, 2019
Sustainable investment set to grow as investors focus on climate
Sustainable investment has improved its profile among asset owners and managers, indicating that further pressure to adapt to climate change is on the way for corporate boards. Researchers spoke to...
25 October, 2019
New UK stewardship code puts focus on investor engagement
Investor engagement with boards and companies is set to come under much closer scrutiny following the release of a new stewardship code by the UK’s watchdog for corporate reporting and governance. ...
23 October, 2019
Investors believe companies are ‘falling short’ on climate reporting
The pressure on companies to disclose more information about their climate-related issues was stepped up this week with a report from a UK watchdog revealing investor disappointment about the current ...
23 October, 2019
TCFD summit confirms climate risk should be your board’s priority
The recent global summit of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) made it clear that companies will increasingly be subject to challenge on management of climate risk by regula...
6 September, 2019
US boards increase engagement with investors’ ESG concerns
Investors and US boards appear to be agreeing more often on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, according to statistics from proxy advisory firm
1 July, 2019
Workforce Disclosure Initiative puts pressure on big names
A fresh set of companies, including one of the largest supermarket chains in the world, are under pressure to disclose more information about the way they treat their workers.
12 June, 2019
Revised EU Shareholder Rights Directive puts engagement in the spotlight
This is a big week for governance, asset managers and pension fund trustees, with the EU’s revised
7 June, 2019
Why workforce disclosure is a governance issue
We are in an era in which mainstream asset managers are paying closer attention to both the direct impacts and the externalities of their investments. This applies equally to how they deliver sustaina...
3 May, 2019
The outlook for governance in 2019
This could be a significant year in the development of governance. Among the big topics in 2019, boards need to get to grips with cybersecurity, manage the changing nature of engagement and come to te...
29 April, 2019
