Corporate governance laws are limiting the ability to lodge resolutions, as pressure grows for greater transparency on voting and engagement by asset managers.
LGIM, Amundi and Nordea are asking the Japanese steel giant to set stricter targets and disclose its climate lobbying activities.
Barack Obama’s former Deputy Treasury Secretary warned investors against “intellectual surrender” to fossil fuel sector and climate change deniers.
Industry experts stress the importance of heightened engagement efforts and smarter allocation of resources.
Further pushback is expected, but experts say the global climate transition makes disclosure rules inevitable.
Investors, companies are being urged to increase their focus on the social impacts of the climate-critical sector.
Think tank’s handbook looks to tackle investor confusion over sustainability-linked bonds.
Low and patchy carbon prices will delay the transition to a clean economy but present political advantages, according to the Institute of International Finance.
Recovery blueprint highlights opportunity to capitalise on renewable assets to bolster agriculture and food demand.
Phoenix says Britain should mobilise its US$3.3 trillion pension system to fund the energy transition at the local government level.
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