All diversity and inclusion articles
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TPR first-ever trustee D&I survey to provide a baseline to measure progress
‘The majority of trustees recognise the importance of greater board inclusivity and diversity, although fewer than half of schemes have taken action to improve,’ says regulator
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NEST ethnicity and gender pay gap figures show room for progress
The median gender pay gap rose to 11% and ethnicity pay gap rose to 18%.
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UK asset management regulator unveils diversity and inclusion measures
Most of the requirements, including setting targets, would only apply to the largest firms
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Norway’s SWF steps up climate demands from companies
NBIM says firms need to move on from disclosures and target-setting to execution phase
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Nordea AM rebrands diversity fund as it shifts focus to engagement
The fund’s name was changed to reflect the new focus to Nordea 1 – Global Diversity Engagement Fund
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PPF expands sustainability drive with new strategy
Plus: Church Commissioners’ sustainability report shows farmland to be highest carbon emitter
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IORP II reform: European pension associations dissect EIOPA’s review proposals
Several industry officials believe ‘it’s too soon’ for a review of the Directive
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Corporate governance: What are the themes of this year’s AGM season?
ShareAction will be calling out companies on DEI issues this AGM season, particularly their ethnicity pay gaps
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Special Report
Manager selection: Brunel’s Helen Price on diversity and inclusion
Helen Price explains to Sophie Robinson-Tillett how the Asset Owner Diversity Charter will help schemes formulate standardised requests for information.
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TPR launches diversity, equality and inclusion guidance for pension fund trustees
The guidance provides pointers for chairs – explaining that the chair should play a key role in making boards more diverse and inclusive
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DWP sets up Taskforce on Social Factors for UK pensions industry
The taskforce will support pension scheme trustees and the wider pensions industry with some of the key challenges around managing social factors
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Governance codes for Dutch pension boards to include cultural diversity
Currently, it is recommended pension funds have at least one woman and one person younger than 40 on their boards
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Diversity Project launches world first career development programme
DEI remains a low priority for many pension trustee boards
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ISSB requests further staff input on priorities for delayed agenda consultation
Board’s vice chair pledges feedback will be taken into account
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: Why LGBTIQ+ inclusion should matter to investors
We would like to thank Frank Wagemans of Achmea IM for his extensive input, which we highly appreciate
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NEST’s pay gaps shrink but CEO says UK trust ‘still on our journey’
Gender pay gap contracts by 1.4 percentage points, ethnicity pay gap 1.3 points smaller between years