Nearly US$36tn – the equivalent of the GDP of US & China – is being irresponsibly managed. Our latest ranking of asset managers finds majority of the world’s largest investors still ignore the harmful impact of their investments bit.ly/AssetManagers2… #ESG #ResponsibleInvestment

US passive giants come out poorly in our ranking & are not allocating serious energy to #ESG, says Catherine Howarth Bloomberg TV But being passive doesn’t mean being a passive owner, as @LGIM shows. Good ammo for pension clients. See more here shareaction.org/research-resou…

Asset managers worth $36 trillion show disregard for harmful impacts of their investments. Momentum picking up amongst the smarter ones. But still some way to go International Chamber of Commerce UN Global Compact World Economic Forum The B Team Enactus FCLTGlobal duurzaam-beleggen.nl/2020/03/09/ass… via @duurzbeleggen

New report: ‘How to Waste Over Half a Trillion $$’ explores the economic implications of low-cost #renewable energy for global #coal power investments - with $638bn at risk worldwide carbontracker.org/reports/how-to… #StrandedAssets

Huge news! Mizuho Financial Group facing a shareholder motion urging it to outline a plan and set targets to align with the Paris Agreement. It’s the first time a Japanese publicly traded company has faced a shareholder climate change resolution 👏 reuters.com/article/coal-j…

Our latest proxy voting report finds that the largest proxy advisor is more rebellious than 80% of asset managers on issues such as #execpay 💰🧐 Read full findings >> bit.ly/2TGL8bF

Virtual AGMs are a sensible precaution in response to #Covid_19, but measures must be taken to ensure accessibility, transparency & accountability measures are upheld. And this must be a temporary measure bit.ly/2xccn6c

If tax money rescues companies, (responsible)investors should scrutinise tax avoidance (& exec pay & dividends & buybacks...) read Responsible Investor here responsible-investor.com/articles/coron…

Today Barclays announces an ambition to be net-zero by 2050 and will put this on the AGM ballot. A huge win for shareholder engagement! Investors must vote for BOTH climate resolutions to ensure fossil fuel phase-out targets are set #BarclaysResolution shareaction.org/barclays-annou…

Nearly half of global #coal plants will be unprofitable this year, warns Carbon Tracker Those still investing in coal are unlikely to recoup their investment reut.rs/2x50nEe

BlackRock got a D in our ranking on RI, which we deem “business-as-usual”. Despite upping their ambition since our survey closed, it's unclear what makes them the ideal candidate for leading the EU Finance 🇪🇺 work on #ESG integration apart from size >> responsible-investor.com/articles/black…

[BREAKING] A group of 11 shareholers have co-filled a #climate resolution requiring @Total to reduce its CO2 emissions in order to align its businesses with the 1.5°C target Our reaction with Greenpeace France 👇 reclaimfinance.org/site/2020/04/1… #TotalResolution

Far from being the “great leveller”, #Covid19 is hitting the poorest & most vulnerable hardest. In the wake of the pandemic, it's vital for investors to refocus their efforts on the “S” of #ESG argues ShareAction's Simon Rawson bit.ly/2yl2bZG #ResponsibleInvestment

European banks’ response to #ClimateChange remains inadequate. Despite pockets of leadership, no single bank is showing ‘best practice’. New research out TODAY bit.ly/Banks2020

In the 2nd of our 4-part series, we’ve looked at how asset managers tackle #HumanRights issues. And it’s disappointing. Very few managers take meaningful action to mitigate abuses, such as #ModernSlavery & the harm done by controversial weapons bit.ly/HumanRights20

World's largest asset managers ignore #HumanRights & fail to stop abuses at the companies they back. Our latest research shows managers falling short them it come to tackling abuses like modern slavery & harm done by controversial weapons on.ft.com/3fJguZD Financial Times

.Green Finance Platform warmly welcomes its newest partner ShareAction – that mobilizes investors to take action to improve labour standards, tackle #ClimateChange & address pressing global health issue. Welcome 👉 ggkp.org/ZgY

Asset managers are still blind to #biodiversity loss! New research shows none of the world’s largest managers have a dedicated policy on biodiversity bit.ly/RI-biodiversity #ResponsibleInvestment #ESG

Report from ShareAction finds that none of the world's 75 largest asset managers have a dedicated #biodiversity policy, while many are still underplaying #climate risks. Read more on BusinessGreen by James Murray 👉 bit.ly/3hxkjSr | #sustainability #reporting