Dominic Webb
Extra time and accelerated end to entity-level reporting welcomed, but key investor issues including sovereigns and exclusions are unaddressed.
Investors welcome ‘sensible’ tweaks to overall framework but warn that focus on disclosures should not be forgotten.
In this episode of The Responsible Investor Podcast, Sallie Pilot of the Investor and Issuer Forum joins us to discuss corporate engagement.
Study of fund managers active in the UK by WeeFin finds significant disparities in reported numbers, engagement definitions.
Stronger requirements tabled for taxonomy-alignment and ESG Basic funds, while sovereign debt prohibitions are maintained.
Council of the EU aiming for draft compromise this month as member states discuss allowing transitioning issuers into Article 7 funds.
Engagement initiative cites regulatory developments, 'particularly in the EU', in updates to widely used climate assessment framework.
Proposed guidance on investment strategy statements places restrictions on individual Local Government Pension Scheme funds.
New York City funds reports significant improvement by managers after climate scrutiny, mulls alignment switch after SBTi target miss.
While many investors hit 2025 climate goals, slowing pace of emissions reduction leads to rethink for 2030 and beyond.