Chris Hall

OCTOBER 1, 2022

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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Chris Hall

MARCH 24, 2023

It instead noted that policies should “consistently promote the appropriate use of stewardship by investors as part and parcel of discharging their duties”. The PRI’s guide also said there will likely be greater emphasis on implementation and greater scrutiny of the actions that investors are taking over stewardship.

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Chris Hall

JULY 4, 2023

“Voting rationales provided by asset managers are variable in quality, often lacking links with the managers’ voting policies and engagement (if undertaken) with the company.” The vote reporting template developed by the FCA’s Vote Reporting Group builds on the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) ‘Form NP-X’, which details the proxy voting (..)

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Chris Hall

MAY 8, 2024

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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Chris Hall

MAY 17, 2023

A recent Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) discussion paper asked for feedback on possible regulatory change needed to support collaborative engagement and systemic stewardship, while the Financial Reporting Council is due to lead a review of its Stewardship Code. Also speaking at the Stewardship Summit, Mark Manning , Strategic Policy Advisor on (..)

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Chris Hall

JUNE 21, 2022

In October last year, the DWP sought views on proposals to amend the Occupational Pension Schemes (Climate Change Governance and Reporting) Regulations 2021, requiring reporting on pension schemes’ alignment with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C C temperature pathway.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Big shifts and giant leaps – Ahead of next week’s SDG Summit , the UN published a report outlining the science-based “transformational shifts” (or “ systems transformations ”) needed to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals , replacing the incremental and insufficient process made since 2015.

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Chris Hall

JULY 5, 2023

New Zealand’s Minister for Climate Change James Shaw tells ESG Investor that Australia and New Zealand have a uniquely close relationship. “2023 is the 40 th anniversary of Closer Economic Relations,” Shaw says. “2023 is the 40 th anniversary of Closer Economic Relations,” Shaw says. “By By working together we can achieve more.

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