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Europe’s Next Big Step

Chris Hall

Supervisory authority ESMA is calling for EU-wide stewardship code to hone and standardise investors’ engagement efforts and disclosures. There’s also the stewardship code introduced by the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA), which was first adopted in 2011.

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Take Five: Ready to Engage

Chris Hall

Proposals to bolster sustainable finance in Europe include recommendations for a new region-wide stewardship code. Hungry for change – With six years to go, UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 – which aims to end hunger, achieve food security and improve nutrition – is back to square one, at best. Finance is an issue.

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Take Five: Policy and Power

Chris Hall

Story time – The halfway point of the calendar year brings forth a stream of impact and sustainability reports from asset managers and owners, particularly in the UK, as signatories also comply with their obligations under the Stewardship Code. The post Take Five: Policy and Power appeared first on ESG Investor.

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Phoenix Champions Human Rights Stewardship

Chris Hall

Asset owner makes progress on climate and asset manager information-sharing in first year as Stewardship Code signatory. As reflected in the asset owner’s most recent stewardship report , last year marked the first phase of its investment portfolio due diligence to identify salient human rights impacts and act on any findings.

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All About the Outcomes

Chris Hall

While one asset manager reported 5,312 engagement actions over 12 months, five others recorded 200 or fewer over the same period.

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An Increasing Sense of Urgency

Chris Hall

In 2021 the FSA updated the Corporate Governance Code , asking listed companies – on a comply-or-explain basis – to address sustainability issues, including climate change and other global environmental priorities, “positively and proactively”. Mandatory disclosure.

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Stewardship Dialogue Must be Ongoing – FCA

Chris Hall

According to Manning, the FCA is keen to identify regulatory constraints on collaborative engagement, which has been used increasingly by asset owners and managers in recent years, particularly to address systemic environmental risks, such as climate change and accelerating biodiversity loss.