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Tim Human
Investors focus on climate while social issues are lower concern, finds survey
Institutional investors have named climate change as their top ESG issue for 2021, while showing less interest in social topics despite their rise to prominence amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a survey...Read more
Tim Human
Climate Action 100+ sees rise in net-zero targets but ‘clear gaps’ in reporting remain
Close to half the companies monitored by a major investor initiative on climate change have announced a target to hit net-zero emissions by 2050 as corporate action on global warming gathers pace. Climate...Read more
Ben Ashwell
Federated Hermes’ pioneering approach to active engagement
How many people make up the Federated Hermes engagement and responsible investing team? We have more than 60 global team members deployed across engagement, stewardship and our responsibility office. How long have...Read more

Case studies

Garnet Roach
The week in investor relations: ICE’s former IR lead, incoming SEC chair and voting for diversity
– The DealBook newsletter from The New York Times focused on the political ‘entanglements’ of the NYSE and parent company Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), where Senator Kelly Loeffler, the Georgia Republican who lost...Read more
Ben Ashwell
Why the winners won: IR Magazine Awards – Canada 2020
On October 19, the Canadian IR community logged in to join the first ever virtual IR Magazine Awards – Canada. Hundreds of people tuned into the event, which built on the success of...Read more
Garnet Roach
Why the winners won: IR Magazine Awards – US 2020
From introducing your new CFO virtually to completing a merger almost a year later than expected (and in the midst of a global pandemic) or working out the best way to stream robot...Read more
Tim Human
Why the winners won: IR Magazine Awards – Europe 2020
In the year that IR truly went virtual, it was only fitting that the IR Magazine Awards – Europe did the same. In October we held our first virtual awards for the European...Read more

Activism

Alexandra Higgins , Bruce Goldfarb
Proxy campaign outlook: What’s in the activists’ playbook for 2021?
Looking ahead at 2021, corporate management teams will be facing a very different operating environment from the one that prevailed through most of 2020. While the availability of Covid-19 vaccines may allow the...Read more
Garnet Roach
The week in investor relations: China’s IPO haul, a new activist on the scene and CEO ups and downs
The week in investor relations is taking a break for the holidays. We’ll be back the week of January 4, 2021. See you next year! – China’s early emergence from the Covid-19...Read more
Garnet Roach
The week in investor relations: The Vatican’s Inclusive Capitalism, UK firms face activism risk and Airbnb’s IPO
– Pope Francis gave his blessing to a new alliance that includes large investors, companies, unions and foundations, reported the Financial Times (paywall). Founding members of the Council for Inclusive Capitalism include...Read more
Caroline Byrne
Australian climate change lawsuit a ‘shot across the bow’ of directors and trustees worldwide
A 25-year-old Australian who sued his A$57 bn ($42 bn) pension fund over climate change has settled out of court in a case widely seen as a wake-up call for trustees and company...Read more

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