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Human rights gaining ground in ESG litigation
Climate justice through human rights protection a ‘foreseeable trend’
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Schroders to vote against boards lacking ethnic diversity
Exclusive: From 2022, Schroders will use its shareholder vote where a FTSE 100 company has not met Parker Review the recommendations
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Amundi unveils its ‘ESG Plan 2025’
Amundi launches a new social and climate action plan to accelerates its support of environmental transition
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How do investors gauge the degree of state-level sin?
Refinitiv Lipper’s Dewi John looks at how investors can analyse ESG credentials of sovereign debt in countries that lack high levels of transparency
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Sharp uptick in social bonds: Blip or trend?
Social bonds raised $147.7bn in 2020 – more than seven times the $20bn figure in 2019 But is the trajectory likely to continue? Malika Takhtayeva, ESG analyst, sustainable fixed income lead at BNP Paribas Asset Management, believes the massive increase in money raised underscores their appeal as a potentially significant force for effecting social changes…
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Making gender visible to investors
Boston Common CEO says gender is largely absent from conversations on global investor action
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The remote working employee rights crisis
Businesses should be mindful of technology’s repercussions, writes Susie Al-Qassab, partner at law firm Hodge, Jones & Allen
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Vanguard Q&A: Empowering shareholders
Global head of investment stewardship John Galloway says enhanced disclosure promotes better governance practices
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LGIM tells companies to stop wasting its time on exec pay
‘Investors have put in strenuous efforts to engage and their feedback seems to have fallen on deaf ears’
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UK highlights human rights priority countries
Some countries have seen significant deterioration in human rights issues in 2021
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Further questions raised around governance of Gresham House Strategic investment trust
An ongoing dispute has led the former chair of Gresham House Strategic to write to shareholders about a ‘breakdown of trust’
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Ethnically diverse US boards perform better
Calvert study finds return difference of 1.49%
