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3 weeks ago | 
ipe.com | Krystle Higgins
A coalition of institutional investors has urged UK businesses to affirm their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
In a statement signed by 19 institutional investors managing nearly £500bn, they have argued that rolling back DEI efforts risks not only social progress but long-term business performance, stressing the financial case for inclusive workplaces.
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3 weeks ago | 
ipe.com | Krystle Higgins
New UK stewardship code’s fit for asset owners questioned By Krystle Higgins2025-06-03T08:30:00 The Financial Reporting Council today unveiled the final version of a revised UK Stewardship Code following extensive consultation
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4 weeks ago | 
ipe.com | Krystle Higgins
Shareholder resolutions focused on proposals concerning governance-related matters have been gaining ground over environmental and social proposals amid a decline in the overall number of filings this AGM season, according to observers.
Lindsey Stewart, director of stewardship and policy at Morningstar Sustainalytics, said the number of shareholder proposals this year looks on track to be lower, following changes in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) guidance in February.
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1 month ago | 
ipe.com | Krystle Higgins
ShareAction has found that 87% of asset managers assessed for a new report have failed to meet even half of a set of key responsible investment standards, describing the lack of progress as “shocking”.
The world’s largest asset managers are failing to respond effectively to global climate and social crises, according to ShareAction, who say the industry is turning a blind eye to the destruction of the planet as progress stagnates on responsible investment.
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1 month ago | 
ipe.com | Krystle Higgins
Brunel Pension Partnership has said that while Shell’s conceding to provide greater transparency on its liquefied natural gas (LNG) plans is positive, the oil major must also enhance disclosures as opposed to ‘repackaging’ them, following the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) in London yesterday.
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1 month ago | 
ipe.com | Krystle Higgins
Green equities have outperformed the FTSE All Cap by 59% since 2008, although 12-month rolling relative performance has seen large swings, according to the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG).
Despite current market volatility, long-term drivers such as the energy transition, sustainability regulations, and adaptation investments continue to support the growth of the green economy, it said in a new report from the group.
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2 months ago | 
ipe.com | Krystle Higgins
A new index designed to provide a holistic view of corporate decarbonisation activities is set to be developed, with BearingPoint’s I Care and Winrock International today selected to take its creation forward.
The Corporate Climate Contribution Index (CCCI) aims to give investors and the public a clearer picture of which companies are making extra efforts to contribute to the reduction of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
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2 months ago | 
ipe.com | Krystle Higgins
The Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) has warned the investment industry about the use of a carbon-intensity calculation within the oil and gas sector, known as fossil-fuel equivalence ratios (FFE), which could mislead investors when assessing a firm’s net zero progress.
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2 months ago | 
ipe.com | Krystle Higgins
The IFRS Foundation has joined forces with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) to create better guidelines for companies to report on how their activities affect nature.
The duo signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) this week in Frankfurt, signalling a commitment to build upon the TNFD recommendations in the ongoing work of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), to enable nature-related financial disclosures for use by capital markets.
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2 months ago | 
ipe.com | Krystle Higgins
The London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) has announced it will allocate 3% of its £8bn (€9.3bn) portfolio into environmental solutions assets.
The £250m investment will go into a newly launched private markets fund focused on global decarbonisation efforts.
The LPFA’s assets are managed alongside those of Lancashire County Pension Fund and the Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund through the £27bn Local Pensions Partnership Investments (LPPI) investment pool.
