Chris Hall

JUNE 28, 2024

Asset owner makes progress on climate and asset manager information-sharing in first year as Stewardship Code signatory. As reflected in the asset owner’s most recent stewardship report , last year marked the first phase of its investment portfolio due diligence to identify salient human rights impacts and act on any findings.

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Chris Hall

MAY 8, 2024

While one asset manager reported 5,312 engagement actions over 12 months, five others recorded 200 or fewer over the same period.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 14, 2022

Has your asset manager published a UK Stewardship Code statement? If your asset manager is a signatory to the UK Stewardship Code, then this insight is more likely to be central to their investment approach. The UK Stewardship Code sets high stewardship standards for asset managers.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 10, 2022

The DWP issued a consultation last October on proposed changes to the Occupational Pension Schemes (Climate Change Governance and Reporting) Regulations 2021 to require trustees to calculate and disclose a portfolio alignment metric to show alignment with the goal of limiting climate change to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 25, 2023

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.” According to Jones.,

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 1, 2022

In 2021 the FSA updated the Corporate Governance Code , asking listed companies – on a comply-or-explain basis – to address sustainability issues, including climate change and other global environmental priorities, “positively and proactively”. Mandatory disclosure.

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Chris Hall

MAY 24, 2023

Today, says Lee, it is “undeniable” that climate change is having an impact in the real world and in the financial world. I assume that the aim of the latest review is to examine ongoing issues around fiduciary duty, especially in the context of the revised UK Stewardship Code 2020, to see what obstacles (real or perceived) remain.”

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Chris Hall

MARCH 13, 2023

Despite strong progress by asset managers on stewardship since 2020, voting data disclosure and new policies “are not being matched by real-world action”, reports ShareAction.

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Chris Hall

MAY 9, 2023

According to Manning, the FCA is keen to identify regulatory constraints on collaborative engagement, which has been used increasingly by asset owners and managers in recent years, particularly to address systemic environmental risks, such as climate change and accelerating biodiversity loss.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Previewing the IEA’s annual World Energy Outlook, Executive Director Fatih Birol said the “age of seemingly relentless growth is set to come to an end this decade, bringing with it significant implications for the global energy sector and the fight against climate change”.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 6, 2024

“Many [trustees] are merely ticking boxes rather than demonstrating a genuine commitment to environmental, social and governance factors,” Karen Shackleton, Founder and Director of pension fund advisor Pensions for Purpose , told ESG Investor.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 30, 2023

“Pension funds’ fiduciary duties relate deeply to the interlinked areas of the transition to net zero and investors’ stewardship activities, as well as how investors address broader sustainability issues, such as biodiversity and social issues,” Ellie McLaughlin, Senior Policy Officer at UK NGO ShareAction, told ESG Investor.

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Chris Hall

JULY 6, 2022

Stewardship is widely considered one of the most effective tools in an asset owner’s toolbox to ensure companies are prioritising ESG-related issues, such as mitigating the effects of climate change. . “ The DWP will assess whether further guidance is needed in H2 2023. . Plotting a path to Paris .

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Chris Hall

JUNE 21, 2022

In October last year, the DWP sought views on proposals to amend the Occupational Pension Schemes (Climate Change Governance and Reporting) Regulations 2021, requiring reporting on pension schemes’ alignment with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C C temperature pathway.

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Chris Hall

MAY 6, 2022

Sturgeon joins from consultancy firm Mott MacDonald, where she worked as the Regenerative Design and Climate Change Practice Lead for the APAC region. It is a Tier 1 signatory to the UK’s Stewardship Code, a signatory of the Climate Action 100+ and a member of the LAPFF. billion of assets, as of 31 March 2021.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 24, 2023

It instead noted that policies should “consistently promote the appropriate use of stewardship by investors as part and parcel of discharging their duties”. The PRI’s guide also said there will likely be greater emphasis on implementation and greater scrutiny of the actions that investors are taking over stewardship.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The concept of assessing what effective stewardship should look like was first introduced by the FCA in 2019 in a joint effort with the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), setting the groundwork which helped define what the minimum expectations should be for financial services firms investing on behalf of clients and beneficiaries.

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Chris Hall

MAY 17, 2023

A recent Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) discussion paper asked for feedback on possible regulatory change needed to support collaborative engagement and systemic stewardship, while the Financial Reporting Council is due to lead a review of its Stewardship Code. Also speaking at the Stewardship Summit, Mark Manning , Strategic Policy Advisor on (..)

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Chris Hall

APRIL 20, 2022

As well as Statements of Investment Principles or Implementation Statements required by the UK’s Pensions Regulator, which require reporting on fund managers’ stewardship activities, trustees must ensure their funds are managed and report in line with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Disclosures.

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Chris Hall

JULY 4, 2023

To incentivise this and ensure harmonisation in reporting, uptake and provision of information by asset managers in the public register should be linked to other relevant regulatory expectations and industry initiatives, such as the UK Stewardship Code and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change Asset Owner Stewardship Questionnaire, she (..)

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell insisted agreement on Article 6 would “help countries implement their climate plans faster and cheaper”, while acknowledging the difficulties facing the process. But would its effect be felt at COP29 in Azerbaijan? Back for good?

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Chris Hall

JULY 5, 2023

New Zealand’s Minister for Climate Change James Shaw tells ESG Investor that Australia and New Zealand have a uniquely close relationship. “2023 is the 40 th anniversary of Closer Economic Relations,” Shaw says. “2023 is the 40 th anniversary of Closer Economic Relations,” Shaw says. “By By working together we can achieve more.

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