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September 14, 2023
In Charts: Gap narrows between support for environmental and social US corporate resolutions
Social issues, especially companies’ political activities, were dominant in the 2023 voting season, Morningstar reports. Meanwhile, despite a rise in environmental and social resolutions, average...
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August 31, 2023
In Charts: Energy transition brings back strong mining investment
Soaring demand for critical minerals drives more capital deployment by the world’s largest miners. Global mining investment rose to its highest level for almost a...
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August 29, 2023
In Charts: BlackRock, Vanguard drop support for climate and social resolutions
Support for environmental and social shareholder resolutions seems to be waning, with BlackRock and Vanguard backing only 7 per cent and 2 per cent of...
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April 19, 2023
UK targets ethnicity pay gaps with reporting guidance
Government guidelines provide employers with a standardised voluntary framework to collect ethnicity data, in a bid to address disparities in pay between ethnic groups. Though...
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Non-white directors occupy 20% of US corporate board seats, study finds
Research by ICS shows that ethnic minority directors occupy a growing share of corporate board seats at some of the largest publicly traded companies in...
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January 10, 2023
Sustainable finance bonds experience first year-on-year decline
Sustainable finance debt issuance suffered declines across bond categories in 2022. Sustainable finance bond issuances fell by more than a quarter in 2022, marking their...
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October 28, 2022
COP prep: 5 charts on stranded assets, clean energy investment and the 'emissions gap'
UN, IEA and other research published ahead of COP27 highlights clear consequences if pledges made at COP26 are not fulfilled, and the move to renewables is not quicker. For anyone...
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September 14, 2022
UK banks fail to measure environmental impact
A new report shows that while UK banks declare sustainability is integral to their business strategy, many are guilty of ‘saying, not doing’. UK bankers say their employers are not...
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August 24, 2022
European ESG issuance suffers second-quarter drop
The supply of socially responsible bonds and loans in Europe declined in the second quarter of 2022 compared with the previous year. Bonds and loans issued with environmental, social and...
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August 15, 2022
German companies not ready for Scope 3 reporting, says study
Patchy Scope 3 disclosures highlight challenges of mismatching EU reporting deadlines between companies and financial firms. Only half of the companies in the German benchmark index DAX40 have reported on more...
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August 4, 2022
Ethnicity pay gap reporting at banks: Work still to do
Varying standards in data and reporting are holding back efforts to tackle ethnicity-related pay disparity, including in financial services, says UK campaign group, ShareAction While clear standards have developed for...
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