The European Commission has announced proposals to strengthen shareholder engagement and introduce a ‘say on pay’ for Europe’s largest companies. The changes aim to improve sustainability...
Investors with a total of £195 billion in assets under management are calling for Transparency in Supply Chains (TISC) legislation to be embedded in the UK...
Barclays bank faces rising tensions with its investors over high bonuses at a time when profits are falling, with some calling for change to its investment...
Investors across the UK are being urged to call for oil giant Shell to abandon its plans to drill for fossil fuels in the Arctic Ocean....
In 2001, a new investment index caused controversy when it omitted some of the UK’s leading companies on ethical grounds. Tesco, Safeway and the Royal Bank...
Investors in the US currently have an “incomplete picture” about how companies they invest in affect the political process, according to a new guide that aims...
Despite planned job cuts and a profit slump, Barclays bank has said that its bonus pool rose by 10% in 2013 to £2.38 billion, while bonuses...
We hear the above all the time from business leaders, investors, advisers, institutions, asset managers and the financial press. Once you have accepted the lie that...
Despite improvements, major pension schemes still need to make progress when it comes to responsible investment, a new league table compiled by the charity ShareAction shows....
Energy supplier SSE has said it expects its profits to rise by 8.8% this year, after increasing its customers’ energy prices by an average of 8.2%...
New research has found that firms that invest in corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives see less risk in their stock prices during economic downturns, benefitting the...
“Mum, Dad, your pension is f***ing up my future.” That is the message of a new campaign, encouraging students to push their parents into asking their...
First State Investments has unveiled a set of global stewardship principles that it says help put its clients’ interest first and boost its responsible investment credentials. The...
Amidst The Co-operative Bank’s financial problems and the scandals and political mudslinging of recent weeks, it’s easy to forget how much of a pioneer the bank...
Anna Laycock, ethics manager at Ecology Building Society, reflects on recent media criticism of financial mutuals. Reading the headlines this weekend, you’d have been forgiven for...