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Corporate green bond issuers 'should have transition strategies'

Investors should base decisions about whether to invest in corporate green bonds on their issuer's forward-looking and low-carbon transition strategy, said panelists at a conference of NGO Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).

Sustainability by proxy - Part three: Hermes EOS

In the third of a four-part series on highly influential proxy voting providers, Michael Hurley asks Hermes EOS what it is doing to develop the guidance it provides investors on environmental issues

$1.8trn investor group urges US utilities to set net-zero carbon deadline

Investors representing a combined $1.8 trillion in assets have demanded that the 20 largest publicly traded electricity utilities in the US commit to achieving net-zero carbon emissions.

Sustainability by proxy - Part one: Glass Lewis

Countless investors rely on the advice of proxy voting providers to support their investment decisions. In the first of a four-part series, Michael Hurley asks are these firms doing enough to develop their guidance on environmental issues?

ISS snaps up Australian ESG research firm

Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has returned to the acquisition trail with the purchase of CAER, a provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) research on Australasian companies.

European investors 'oversleep watershed moment formed by Shareholder Directive', finds survey

European investors are poorly informed and unprepared for the "watershed moment" the new Shareholder Directive creates, a survey has found.

BP to support CA100+ shareholder resolution

Oil and gas giant BP is set to broaden its corporate reporting to describe how its strategy is consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement, after it committed to supporting a Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) shareholder resolution.

Funds of 2018: Pictet Water

A year of two halves saw Pictet water fund's 'barbell' strategy tested by political wrangling, its managers tell Michael Hurley

Hermes EOS identifies mining companies as engagement focus

Hermes EOS has identified mining companies as a focus for engagement over the next two years, as it looks to build on its 2018 interactions with corporates – about half of which were successful.

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