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Towards a Model of Enlightened Stewardship

Chris Hall

However, as stewardship continues to evolve, a broader more encompassing framework is emerging, which seeks to balance immediate investor interests with long-term sustainability, benefiting a wider set of stakeholders. This article synthesises insights from contemporary research to offer perspectives on the future of investment stewardship.

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A Fine Line

Chris Hall

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. The Stewardship Code plays a key role in influencing global practice and rigour.

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Seven Ways to Spot Greenwashing

Chris Hall

Asset managers complying with SFDR are repositioning their products as “promoting environmental or social characteristics” in order to meet the requirements of SFDR Articles 8 and 9 and retain their sustainability badges. Has your asset manager published a UK Stewardship Code statement?

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ESG Overload 

Chris Hall

This was followed in 2010 by high level reporting for the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) original Stewardship Code. In the UK this coincided with an updating of Stewardship Code reporting requirements and TCFD reporting for pension funds becoming mandatory.”

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Why Policy Matters

Chris Hall

For sustainable investment professionals, reporting against the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) or the Task Force on Climate-related Financia Disclosures, stewardship code disclosures, and standardised, comparable corporate reporting are now part of the day job. Policy takers and policy shapers.

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Responsible Stewardship: Quality, not Quantity

Chris Hall

To help lift some of this pressure, in this article, I summarise important research on the effectiveness of ESG engagement and what is required to increase it. “No While this tells the story of a dynamic and maturing market, professionals are finding it difficult to stay informed of developments. No man is an island”.

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Take Five: Think Big

Chris Hall

Almost certainly, few of the dozens of offered examples met Edmans’ criteria, but at least the exercise provided a snapshot of where managers think they are making a difference, and is quicker than reading their Stewardship Code reports. The post Take Five: Think Big appeared first on ESG Investor.