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SDG engagement fund breaks through $2bn barrier

Federated Hermes' argument that engagement provides greatest impact has gained traction with investors, writes Madeleine Jenkins

$7trn investor group demands corporate mental health disclosure

Federated Hermes tops asset manager ESG integration review

US asset manager Federated Hermes scored highest for environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration among major investors in a study by a credit rating agency.

ESG investing 'should not be product trend'

The rise of ESG risks becoming a fashionable but fickle trend if fund managers fail to comprehensively account for sustainability, Saker Nusseibeh tells Michael Hurley

Investor, corporate action essential after IPCC 'now or never' climate warning

Urgent action is needed from investors and corporates to recognise climate risks and deliver on net-zero transition plans, as scientists warn it is "now or never" for achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Federated Hermes to launch biodiversity listed equities fund

Investment manager Federated Hermes will launch its Biodiversity Equity Fund next week, a thematic fund focussed on helping corporates achieve "zero" negative impact on biodiversity by 2030.

People Moves 12 November: Blackstone, JP Morgan, BNP Paribas and more

$3.2trn investor group to 'step-up' chemical sector emissions engagement

An investor working group has been formed to "step-up" engagement with major chemical firms around their carbon emissions, arguing the sector has been "neglected" by investors as being 'hard-to-abate'.

Financial firms back deforestation data initiative

A working group of investors and banks are supporting an initiative to improve the data on corporate deforestation through supply chains

EOS turns voting focus towards gender and racial diversity in 2021

EOS at Federated Hermes said it tightened its voting policies related to gender and racial diversity on boards in 2021, opposing director re-elections where "insufficient" progress has been made - with the investment stewardship firm particularly disappointed by progress in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.