EU parliament to crack down on greenwashing claims
The European Parliament has reached a provisional agreement to implement new rules banning misleading greenwashing advertisements...
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ESG Archive
Should IROs do formal ESG training?
Patrick Kiss, head of investor and public relations at Deutsche EuroShop, wasn’t planning to take any more exams. ‘But life always...
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US investors back fewer environmental and social proposals during proxy season
US investor support for environmental and social (E&S) proposals fell by 10 percentage points during this year’s proxy season...
Having a woman in charge of nominations drives female board representation in China
Having a woman leading the nomination committee doubles the number of female directors , according to new research. But private...
Should companies speak out on social issues? IROs give their take
Part of the rise of ESG in recent years has been an increasing demand for companies to engage in social issues. This is not just...
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Vanguard joins BlackRock in backing fewer ESG proposals during 2023 proxy season
Investment giant Vanguard has joined BlackRock in supporting fewer ESG-related shareholder proposals during this year’s US proxy...
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What the finalized ISSB Standards mean for companies
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB ) published its first two global sustainability reporting standards in June...
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BlackRock lowers support for ESG-related proposals for third year running
BlackRock’ s support for ESG-related shareholder proposals has fallen for the third year in a row as the investment management...
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Lack of co-ordination harming investor engagement, finds survey
Investor engagement is suffering due to co-ordination issues at investment firms and the way ESG data is collected and processed...
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Australian Retirement Trust to double size of sustainable investment team
One of Australia’s largest pension fund providers plans to double the size of its sustainable investment team. Australian...
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