Demand for off-season meetings ‘highest ever,’ says SSGA’s Kumar
When Rakhi Kumar joined State Street Global Advisers (SSGA) in 2011, the notion of off-season engagement didn’t exist. But by mid...
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Ten steps to strengthen your ESG engagement plan
As ESG considerations continue to swell, institutional investors globally are increasingly building coalitions and engaging with...
Social and environmental support continues to grow among institutional investors
There has been a 10 percentage-point increase in institutional investor support for shareholder proposals focused on environmental...
SEC’s Peirce criticizes California board-diversity bill
A member of the SEC has criticized efforts to boost the number of women on the boards of Californian companies via legislation...
Why investors are targeting tobacco-free portfolios
The boardroom agendas of businesses across the globe are strikingly similar, despite each believing in their own distinct market...
Opinion: Why workforce disclosure should be on the corporate agenda
While environmental risks and governance issues like boardroom excess and chairmanship have been on investors’ radars for years...
European companies dominate most-diverse rankings
US firms Gap and Bristol-Myers Squibb are the only non-European companies to make the top 10 in a list of the most diverse and...
Ceres demands better corporate sustainability reporting
In 2008, the world was plunged into a financial crisis because investors made bad decisions on financial risks they didn’t fully...
SSGA's Kumar warns companies on ESG progress
Rakhi Kumar, global head of asset stewardship and ESG with State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), has warned that her firm’s...
IOSCO told to set bar on climate disclosure
Investors and finance experts have put pressure on the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) – the...
