All Special Report articles – Page 120
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Where does the buck stop?
Is there an optimal model of pension fund governance? If so, how should it be applied to Europe’s occupational pension plans? These were the key questions at a discussion on pension fund governance organised by pension fund consultants Akkermans Stroobants & Partners in Antwerp recently, attended by pension fund managers, ...
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Animal welfare on agenda
New scientific research is beginning to confirm consumers’ instincts that farm animals have feelings, and that their welfare and humane treatment not only ensures higher quality food but is worth paying a premium for on moral grounds. While sales of free range eggs and other pro-animal welfare products are on ...
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Mark of excellence
In January Brussels-based Independent SRI and CSR advisory and research organisation Ethibel launched its new ‘excellence’ certification in an attempt to appeal directly to institutional investors. This, coming hot on the heels of the new disclosure law on SRI for pension funds, will give a boost to Belgium’s SRI market, ...
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Directors behaving badly
PIRC, a UK-based provider of corporate governance, proxy voting and corporate social responsibility investment research has accused the UK government of complacency on the issue of directors’ pay and consultants Deloitte & Touche of being too soft in its report on the subject. PIRC published its latest set of shareholder ...
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The price of respect
If companies fail to understand how human rights issues could impact investment opportunities they and their shareholders will pay the price. This was the message that Howard Carter, chief executive of F&C gave at the recent Business and Human Rights Seminar. Recent issues around the world have posed questions for ...
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Benchmarking behaviour
Investors are crying out for a single objective way to measure and compare corporate governance practices across broad range of companies in the index, explains Stanley Dubiel senior vice president and director at Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), which together with FTSE launched the new joint corporate governance index (CGI) series ...
