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An Increasing Sense of Urgency

Chris Hall

These long-held principles of sustainability have filtered down to the world of investment. According to figures published by The Global Sustainable Investment Alliance in 2021, Japan’s total sustainably invested assets stood at US$42,874 billion in 2020, representing a more than fivefold increase from 2016.

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PRI Seeks End to ‘Box-ticking’ Approach to Stewardship

Chris Hall

This should help different types of investment organisations to match stewardship expenditure to their particular level of ambition, said McNamee. A recent Redington study of 36 reports by asset managers under the UK Stewardship Code found shortcomings in both the reported quality and quantity of stewardship-related activities.

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Stewardship Nears Breaking Point

Chris Hall

However, as institutional investors, academics, NGOs, investor networks and data providers congregated in London last week for ESG Investor ’s inaugural Stewardship Summit , it became clear that many asset owners lack the resources necessary to fulfil their engagement ambitions.