Paul Verney
RI speaks with investors, regulators and stewardship professionals on the challenges in demonstrating the effectiveness of stewardship efforts.
After filing its first climate proposals last year, the Norwegian trillion-dollar fund returns with a push for only ‘material’ operational emissions disclosures at US pipelines giant.
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency recruiting for climate risk specialist with ‘emphasis in transition risk’ to guide supervision of US banks.
Church Commissioners, Aviva Investors and Scottish Widows launch Investor Initiative on Human Rights Data, with MSCI, Sustainalytics and ISS among initial focus companies.
Report will build on previous work and ‘tackle supervision’ for NCAs, as global asset manager warns 'engagement washing' could be next industry issue.
Annual look ahead to the US proxy season reveals filers of proposals increasingly keeping details close to their chest, including on reproductive rights.
UK pension pool’s proposal could see the removal of two firms on controversial weapons grounds, member fund suggests.
Future step by US financial watchdog would be ‘easy and meaningful’, according to SEC commissioner Caroline Crenshaw.
As final rule rows back significantly on corporate emissions disclosures, big investors express cautious optimism, while others, including SEC commissioner Crenshaw, lament what could have been.
Development of sustainability disclosure standards has forced investors to ‘take a good hard look’ at what is feasible, Morningstar's Lindsey Stewart tells RI.