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Responsible Stewardship: Quality, not Quantity

Chris Hall

Rickard Nilsson, Director of Strategy and Growth at Esgaia, highlights recent academic insights into the effectiveness of ESG engagement. Shareholder advocacy and engagement has certainly not been spared from the broader debate around widespread greenwashing in responsible investing.

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An Increasing Sense of Urgency

Chris Hall

In December 2020, the Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) set up an Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance comprising business, financial and academic experts with observers of officials from pertinent ministries and agencies. Significant progress. This July the panel released its second progress report , revealing extent of progress.