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Deep engagement to follow SSGA CEO letter to directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... considerations such as employee satisfaction, said SSGA global head of asset stewardship- voting and engagement Benjamin Colton. "If employees are seeing an all-male board, it could be demoralising for the culture," he said. "Conversely, if they're seeing ...

ASX100 ESG underperformers in global manager's crosshairs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... particular focus on looking at director independence on key committees,and independence of the board overall," said Benjamin Colton, global co-head of asset stewardship for State Street Global Advisors. "There is a lot of variation between some of the ...

SSGA to use proxy vote over ethnic, racial diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... underrepresented community on their boards. "The bulk of the letter this year was around racial and ethnic diversity," Benjamin Colton, global co-head of asset stewardship at SSGA told FS Sustainability. "The accompanying guidance piece is an expansion ...

Social issues and climate dominate engagement: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... 70 countries on behalf of clients. Companies' response and resilience to COVID-19 was high on the agenda, said Benjamin Colton, global co-head of asset stewardship at SSGA. "We wrote a letter in early April to companies to express that as long term shareholders ...

SSGA to vote against ASX100, global ESG laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... Street Global Advisors will begin voting against board members of companies that are laggards on ESG performance. Benjamin Colton, head of asset stewardship, Asia Pacific, SSGA CEO Cyrus Taraporevala announced in his annual letter to corporate boards ...
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