Corporate governance
In-depth reporting on corporate governance and its impact on investments for our pension fund and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists
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NewsWhat the Mansion House speech means for green finance in the UK
Government reinstated the Bank of England’s mandate to support sustainable finance and updated remit letters of key regulators to refer to the need for investment in the green transition
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AnalysisItalian institutional investors confronted with hard reality of net-zero transition
Panellists at Salone.SRI in Milan this week agreed that journey towards net zero will progress despite challenges
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NewsShareholder engagement drives human rights improvements at companies, finds research
Companies improve their human rights credentials 15% faster when they are subject to shareholder engagement, says WBA
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NewsInvestor coalition launches report on unequal voting rights sanctions
ICEV hopes report to be ‘useful guide’ for investors considering how to navigate ongoing dilution of shareholder and voting rights
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NewsIFRS Foundation helps companies identify sustainability-related risks
The new guide aims to encourage more integrated thinking on a company’s impact on its wider value chain
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NewsPensionsEurope warns SFDR costs could lower future pension payments
New categories being discussed include ‘transition’ and ‘impact’
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NewsIndustry calls for thoughtful execution of UK LGPS ‘megafunds’ reforms
Government is looking to secure more than £20bn for investment in local communities
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NewsBaillie Gifford ditches climate collaborations over ‘contested membership’
‘Our membership has become contested, and this risks distracting from our core responsibilities,’ the firm says
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NewsChurch investors push for faith-aligned investments
The Church Investors Group has called on asset managers to have ‘more room for faith’ as it publishes new guide to faith-consistent investing
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NewsABP president named top climate leader in Time magazine
Harmen van Wijnen is the only pension executive in the Time100 Climate 2024
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NewsUN expert group calls for major financial transformation to meet climate goals
Independent High Level Expert Group (IHLEG) on Climate Finance has urged for a greater focus on catalytic and blended finance
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Let’s talk about responsible investment due diligence
Eilidh Wagstaff, senior specialist for multi-asset in the Principles for Responsible Investment’s (PRI) investor guidance team, takes stock of what’s working and what isn’t in responsible investment due diligence
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AnalysisIPE ESG Briefing: COP29 dubbed ‘Finance COP’
Plus: Church Commissioners’ message on policies supporting 1.5°C pathway; NZAOA discloses portfolio decarbonisation of 80 asset owners
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NewsSwiss pension funds call for review of ESG reporting standards
Swiss schemes have faced challenges with data collection, processing and consolidation when reporting for the first time
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NewsISSB reports progress in global sustainability reporting
More than 1,000 companies worldwide have reported on their sustainability impact using the ISSB norms
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NewsItalian pension funds look to expand voting, engagement next year
Assofondipensione’s goal is to also be able to vote in companies in the US and Canada
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NewsISSB research maps diversity in BEES, human capital reporting
This diversity could open the door to ISSB consolidating this landscape through its policy of setting a global baseline in sustainability disclosures
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NewsChurch Commissioners urge governments to enact policies supporting 1.5°C pathway
NZAOA wants to see countries submit ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions in line with the 1.5°C pathway
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NewsEIOPA calls for special rules on insurers’ fossil fuel assets to manage transition risks
EIOPA is proposing a 17% capital surcharge on fossil fuel equity holdings and up to 40% for related corporate bonds
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NewsEU finance candidate to fight greenwashing and deepen capital markets
Maria Luís Albuquerque will provide a more detailed outline towards the end of the year
