Financial Reporting Council’s Post

We're delighted that the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has confirmed that we continue to meet the standard of reporting required to remain as a signatory to the UK Stewardship Code for a third consecutive year. Our Chief Investment Officer, Barry Kenneth, said "We know that our stakeholders expect us to set the highest standards of practice in responsible investment. We view stewardship as one of the most powerful ways we can drive companies to transform, generating real-world impact. Retaining our signatory status to the UK Stewardship Code underlines our unwavering focus on managing the Fund robustly through active stewardship." Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eZMmYpc4 #Stewardship #Sustainability #ResponsibleInvestment

💡 The transition from passive to active approaches marks a crucial evolution in the investment sector. It underlines a commitment to not just financial gains but to fostering transparency, accountability, and sustainable benefits across the board. 📖 Read more about active stewardship approaches here: https://lnkd.in/dHH99RSa #ESGInvesting #Stewardship #ActiveStewardship #Escalation #ResponsibleInvesting

Fascinating to read about the different use cases and their #impact. This one is all about investment #stewardship. #betteradvisoryboards

SFDR has served an important early role in helping investors make informed decisions relating to sustainable investment in the EU, but there is a need to re-engage investors and re-design the SFDR regime to allow it to achieve its full potential. We outline the ways in which policymakers could consider bringing together streamlined disclosure with a voluntary categorisation regime, fostering rigorous investor due diligence and simultaneously creating a simpler and more consumer-friendly regime to support sustainable investment. Find out here: https://on.pru/3Uc4FRI

We are pleased to publish our Review of our activities in 2023 here - https://lnkd.in/e_Bxn6rC This year's review marks a decade of engaging to create long term solutions and enhance value. The Forum is resolute in its commitment to elevating stewardship to the core of investment decision making and to addressing pressing concerns. In the midst of the debate regarding London's status as a global financial hub, the Investor Forum acknowledges the shifting dynamics and the Review identifies 3 key issues which can contribute to a more vibrant and valuable capital market: ·      The need to reimagine stewardship ·      The importance of reconnecting the investment chain ·      The creation of an Investor and Issuer Forum The efforts to reform the market are beginning to take shape, and the proposed package of reforms is wide ranging. There is unlikely to be consensus around the value of all the proposed changes, but it is important that the very best ideas gain traction. The time for analysis and reflection is over - it is time to move forward with conviction to put in place the conditions that can underpin a vibrant and valuable listed equity market. See press release: https://lnkd.in/ek946Ny7 #ESG #Stewardship #Governance #Sustainability #Engagement #CMIT

Great to see our latest Annual Review, published yesterday, highlighting our work over past 12 months and focus on investor/company best practice dialogue #stewardship #governance #engagement #esgleadership

ISF is most honoured to host Helena Viñes Fiestas of the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance to provide her insights on important new global developments in sustainable finance, and what it all means for Canada. She will be joined by a stellar panel including Matteo Bigoni of Climate Bonds Initiative and Susan Thompson of TD Securities, moderated by ISF Advisory Board member Andrea Moffat ICD.D of Addenda Capital. 📅 Register now to join us on Jan. 15 at 12pm EST: https://lnkd.in/gSsB9rBA While business and finance await certainty on climate-related disclosure regulations and a sustainable finance taxonomy in Canada, the rest of the world is not slowing down. Canadian companies could find themselves “playing defence” on new regulations in jurisdictions where they operate, such as the European Union's Taxonomy and disclosure requirements. Our expert panel will cover what Canadian companies need to know about what's happening globally, and what Canadian regulators and standards setters can do to set Canada’s own course for financing the economic transition to net zero emissions. #taxonomy #sustainablefinance #disclosures

The Principles for Responsible Investment has joined 15 of Australia’s most influential organisations representing business, finance and shareholders to support the passage of the Australian Government's Climate Reporting Bill. Together we represent over 900 companies, investors with over AU$80 trillion assets under management, 7.7 million retail shareholders and over 80,000 directors, senior executives, accountants and other business professionals. This joint statement is unprecedented in the scope and breadth of support for a climate reporting framework. It demonstrates the scale of agreement across the broad spectrum of economic participants that such a framework is essential to Australia’s international competitiveness. We look forward to working with the Australian Government, national standard setters and each other to support the implementation of this regime. David Atkin Nathan Fabian Margarita Pirovska Kazuma Osaki Matthew McAdam Abi Curtis Duncan Smith Tom Arup Australian Council of Superannuation Investors Australian Institute of Company Directors Australian Shareholders' Association Australian Sustainable Finance Institute Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) Business Council of Australia Financial Services Council Governance Institute of Australia Group of 100 Institute of Public Accountants Insurance Council of Australia Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Property Council of Australia Principles for Responsible Investment \https://lnkd.in/gBu2kpkE

Private equity firms can support the Sustainable Development Goals through their tax decisions and behaviours. The new PwC article from Abhijay Jain, Femke van der Zeijden and Barry Murphy shares some practical guidance, based on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Impact Standards for private equity, developed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Read more: https://lnkd.in/eudbrJeV Will Jackson-Moore I Eric Janson I Oscar Teunissen I Duncan Cox I Leonie Schreve I Kirsty Gladwyn #PrivateEquity #PrivateCapital #Sustainability

While exclusionary policies are amongst the oldest forms of sustainable investment and finance, they’re not always clearly communicated. Understanding the nuances could help you navigate pockets of demand amongst investors. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/e8X-bmPJ