Sustainable Investor
Americas
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Investor Initiative Aims to “Push Back” on Unequal Voting Rights
June 14, 2022Newly launched coalition says differential voting rights dilute investors’ ability to influence companies and hold them to account. Asset owners in the UK and US have teamed up to launch the Investor Coalition for Equal Votes (ICEV), which will campaign...
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Water: Misvalued and Mismanaged
June 10, 2022Kirsten James, Senior Program Director of Water at Ceres, and Jay Famiglietti, Executive Director of the Global Institute for Water Security at the University of Saskatchewan, outline the financial risks of the water crisis.
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DWS CEO Quits Over Greenwashing Accusations
June 1, 2022Resignation sparked by German police raids to investigate claims over mis-representation of ESG funds.
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US SEC Funds Proposals Aim to Tackle Greenwashing
May 26, 2022Asset managers will be required to justify their use of ESG labels.
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SEC Lays Its Cards on the Table
May 25, 2022Despite high levels of investor support, proposed rules on climate-related disclosures have prompted questions of regulatory over-reach.
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US SEC Fines BNY Mellon Unit for ESG Misstatements
May 25, 2022US SEC action comes ahead of new ESG and green label rules for financial firms this week.
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Food Sector Transition Plans Must Cover Full Supply Chain – Ceres
May 24, 2022Investors should be asking whether firms’ “growth strategy aligns with the 1.5°C world”.
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Tech Offers Fast Track to Green Revenues
May 24, 2022Energy management and efficiency sectors also flagged in FTSE Russell report, but investors warned of differing definitions across funds.
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Investor Dissent Grows Against Rising Executive Pay
May 20, 2022ISS reports opposition on US ‘say-on-pay’ votes, while UK investors mull action against “egregious” settlements.
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Californian Pension Funds Face Forced Divestment of Fossil Fuel Holdings
May 17, 2022Transaction and opportunity costs from California State Bill misrepresented by CalPERS and CalSTRS, says campaign group.
