Chris Hall
JULY 26, 2024
The UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has moved to reduce reporting burdens and streamline processes for signatories through a revamp of its Stewardship Code. The final phase will see a revised version of the code being published sometime during Q1 2025, with a likely effective date in January 2026. trillion (US$64.8
Chris Hall
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Shaking up existing stewardship practices can take time, especially when the current approach is so deeply embedded. Many countries in Asia already have stewardship codes in place, including Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and South Korea. Koreas value-up programme is inspired by a similar initiative in Japan.
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Chris Hall
APRIL 25, 2025
billion and cut its exposure to greenhouse gas emissions by 57% last year from a 2019 baseline. Dynamic situation The timing of the release of the climate stewardship principles is illuminating. The final revisions to the code are expected to be released in the first half of the year.
Chris Hall
AUGUST 23, 2024
Laith Cahill, Senior Net Zero Stewardship Specialist at the IIGCC, says the UK’s streamlined Stewardship Code must preserve its ambition. Since its last update in 2019, the landscape for stewardship and reporting has evolved drastically. These are both critical elements in investors’ stewardship toolkits.
Chris Hall
MAY 10, 2024
In 2015, the group also submitted its first application to the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) UK Stewardship Code. “An An approved Stewardship Code status is basically a baseline entry to pitch for institutional business around responsible investment,” Crossman explained.
Chris Hall
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
In a 2019 report , the UK Department of Business, Energy and Industry Strategy (BEIS) said the FRC is a “weak and ineffective regulator”. Two sides of the same coin” During the consultation on the UK Corporate Governance Code, stakeholders also raised concerns about the UK Stewardship Code, the FRC said in its statement.
Chris Hall
OCTOBER 17, 2024
The tool lets users generate real-time reports aligned with frameworks including the UK’s Stewardship Code 2020, the Global Reporting Initiative taxonomy and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Gillies flagged the UK Stewardship Code as being a particular catalyst for the growth of investors’ and managers’ focus on engagement.
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