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Global managers drop out, scale back on Climate Action 100+

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Climate Action 100+ in recognition of the significant investment it has made in its investment stewardship team and engagement capabilities, as well as the development of its own climate risk engagement framework over the past couple of years," JPMAM ...

Stewart Investors joins Responsible Minerals initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... the RMI Investor Network follows Stewart Investors' long-term commitment to promoting sustainable development, and engagement on conflict minerals in the semiconductor supply chain. In 2021, the firm launched a collaborative engagement: Tackling conflict ...

Climate-committed investor group grows to $35tr AUM

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... climate action plans. Over a third of signatories in Australia and New Zealand developed targets, and members improved engagement and disclosure of Scope 3 emissions. The survey also revealed an increase in climate policies. Over the past year the federal ...

Dramatic spike in votes against ASX remuneration: Georgeson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... number of shareholder votes against executive remuneration reports in 2023 compared to 2022, according to shareholder engagement and governance consulting firm Georgeson. There were 40 strikes against executive remuneration reports in the ASX300 during ...

Investors push for nature in climate plans

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... business strategy, and achieve both climate and nature objectives." According to Sonya Likhtman, Associate Director of engagement at EOS, nature's inclusion in transition plans is crucial for making net-zero goals actionable. However, it is important ...

Rise in ESG commitment by global funds: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... investing in people, data, research, and training, resulting in enhanced ESG integration processes, more corporate engagement, and heightened disclosure, among other positive outcomes," Morningstar noted.

Hazardous chemicals a key challenge for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... List by the NGO ChemSec, supporting partner of the Investor Initiative on Hazardous Chemicals (IIHC), a collaborative engagement initiative AXA IM is a member of. "Ideally one would consult company disclosure directly, but availability and harmonization ...

Nature-related disclosures underway

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... informed decisions about how prepared companies are for the nature transition." Sonya Likhtman, associate director of engagement, EOS at Federated Hermes said that TNFD adoption will lead companies "to become more sophisticated in their understanding ...

Forestry fund falls short of target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... investment in UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) -aligned impact activities focused on climate action, community engagement and livelihoods. Geoffrey Seeto, head of emerging markets at New Forests said, "While the fund is now closed to new investors ...

BNP Paribas updates sustainability strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... protecting a healthy economy and safeguarding against systemic risks to portfolios. It marked proxy voting, company engagement and policy advocacy as key to its strategy to influence the decision-making of companies, governments, and markets to reduce ...