Corporate governance – Page 32
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Border to Coast pushes for positive change as it reviews policies
The revised policies clarify and strengthen the pool’s voting position on issues such as climate change and diversity
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NewsNBIM says CDSB should widen its definition of social data
NOK12trn SWF manager gives feedback on climate reporting body’s update to framework for environmental and social information
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European, UK institutions lead in CDP non-disclosure campaign
Companies such as Amazon, Netflix, Facebook and Twitter disclose through CDP
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Qualified support for DWP portfolio alignment metric plan
ACA, UKSIF recommend guidance to avoid use of metrics driving specific investment decisions
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Pension funds call on pharmas to improve vaccine distribution
They threaten to vote against executive remuneration proposals and board appointments if insufficient action is taken
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Opinion PiecesNotes from the Netherlands: It’s the implementation, stupid
The Dutch pensions regulator, DNB, praised pension funds in a recent report for having better structures in place to manage their exposure to climate risk than banks and insurance firms. But as always, the devil is in the detail.
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Country ReportInterview: Dace Ljusa
After 18 years as CEO of Latvia’s SEB Pension Fund, Dace Ljusa has just stepped down. She is now turning her sights to developing a strong corporate governance ethic throughout her home country and the Baltics
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FeaturesLong term matters: ISSB, please don’t choose to play small
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) is a major development. ISSB has rightly made climate risk its initial priority but now has an important choice to make. Will it help investors address climate-related systemic risk or will it continue with ‘business as usual’, enabling investors to play small?
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Deliveroo loses appeal against mandatory participation in transport fund
Company will have to join Vervoer and pay outstanding contributions going back to 2015
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Asset owners call on Amazon for tax practices, risks transparency
It is the first resolution of its kind filed in the US, says PIRC
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NewsUK roundup: PDP picks potential providers
Plus: PPF’s new levy measure; PLSA’s ‘pensions dashboard’ guide; Buy-in deal for Legal & General; Second state pension age review
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NewsEthos tightens voting guidelines on companies’ climate strategies, sustainability reports
It will recommend shareholders oppose companies’ climate transition plans if a firm avoids publishing intermediary reduction targets for CO2 emissions
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Wizz Air defends itself over labour rights after investor confrontation
Investors including Akademiker Pension, Storebrand and PKA back joint letter to airline
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One-share, one-vote a key stewardship focus for Railpen in 2022
£35bn investment manager sees misperceptions from company founders as one barrier to equal voting rights
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NewsSwiss AM industry plans self-regulatory framework for sustainable investments
‘Not all the strategies are equally well suited to reach a certain sustainable investment goal’, says AMAS chief
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Dutch regulator: Pension funds manage climate risk better than banks, insurers
But DNB says pension funds could still do a better job at analysing the effects of climate change on their portfolios
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NewsNew tech platform aims to ‘shape the future of ESG data’
Coalition behind ‘ESG Book’ aims to make corporate ESG info more widely available, comparable and transparent
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NewsESG communications not that good for first-time pension engagement
NEST Insight trial finds standard activation email was more effective
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NewsESG roundup: ERAFP, KLP, PensionDanmark in biodiversity pledge
Plus: LGPS funds add to net-zero trend; Periphery ‘trailblazing’ in wind and solar; AMX creates tax transparent CCF for Storebrand
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Detailhandel launches SDG benchmark for credit portfolio
The Dutch scheme for the retail industry is focusing its credit investments on four SDGs
