Sustainable Investor
Posts By Vibeka Mair
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4.0KIndustryVoting, Collateral in Focus for ESG Securities Lending Framework
Update to 2021 framework reflects growing integration between ESG investing and securities lending, but concerns remain over transparency.
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3.7KIndustryNew Standard for Sustainable Finance Launched
The British Standard Institute has launched a sustainable finance standard to help ‘demystify’ principles for the market.
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4.3KFeaturesInvestors’ Audit Gap
Investors rarely engage on improving the audit function, but this sorely needs to change, say stewardship proponents.
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4.4KIndustryIndustry Divided on ‘Pass-through Voting’
The ‘Big Three’ asset managers are offering services to clients to vote their own shares, but some experts say investors should be...
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3.6KNewsInvestors Propose Changes to OECD Human Rights Standards
The OECD is consulting on changes to guidelines for multinational enterprises, with investors demanding greater protection for defenders and more focus on...
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4.9KFeaturesA New System for Stewardship
Universal owners are waking up to the fact that their sustainability is in danger from systemic risks, but forgoing short-term gains for...
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3.5KIndustryUK’s Border to Coast to Vote Against Climate Inaction
The £38.3 billion pension pool has set climate targets for fossil fuel majors and banks and will vote against board chairs if...
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5.5KAmericasPublic Pension Plans Face up to Politicisation
Creeping political interference into how pension funds run their money has been brought into stark relief by US Republicans' anti-ESG backlash, but...
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3.5KEMEAUK’s Avon Pension Fund Developing Climate-focused Cash Strategy
As Avon’s commitment to illiquid renewable infrastructure requires it to hold more liquid assets like cash, the fund is working with the...
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3.2KFund SolutionsSlow Take-up for CFA ESG Fund Standards
Voluntary standard for funds has lukewarm reception from asset managers, as CFA Institute tackles broader ESG ambiguities.
