All Social issues articles – Page 19
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Blog post
Risk attenuation and the reporting of health and safety performance
Sustainalytics Prize for Excellence in Responsible Investment Research: HONOURABLE MENTION Sharron O’Neill, Macquarie University; Jack Flanagan and Kevin Clarke, University of New South Wales Key findings Voluntary disclosure of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) performance is inadequate for corporate risk management and investor analysis. Corporate managers have wide ...
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Blog post
Environmental and social consequences of climate change
In 2012 the UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Environment Agency (DEFRA) produced a Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) evaluating the main climate-related risks and opportunities in eleven sectors in the UK, over the course of the current century to 2100.
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Technical guide
Understanding the impact of your investments
How investors are measuring the impact of their E&S-themed investments
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Blog post
Do cultural differences between contracting parties matter? Evidence from syndicated bank loans
Behavioural factors are frequently the subject of management and investment psychology studies, and the difficulties encountered in mergers between organisations with different national cultures suggest that common cultural norms can play an important role in business transactions.
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Thought leadership
Responsible business in conflict-affected and high-risk areas
Companies and their investors are paying increased attention to the challenges and opportunities of doing business in conflict-affected and high-risk areas.
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Engagement guide
How to conduct a collaborative engagement
Once an investor group has identified one or more ESG issues and agreed to engage collaboratively to address them, the process of collaborative shareholder dialogue with companies typically follows a series of stages.
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Engagement guide
The foundations of a collaborative engagement
Typically, engagement begins when one or more investors identifies an issue or specific ESG risk relating to a particular company or sector, and does some initial research to determine whether there is a business case for the company to take steps to respond.
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Engagement guide
Overview of collaborative engagement
Collaborative shareholder engagement occurs when a group of institutional investors come together to engage in dialogue with companies on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
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Engagement guide
Getting started with collaborative engagement
Engagement is the process through which investors use their influence to encourage companies they invest in to improve their management of ESG issues.