All Stewardship articles – Page 13
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Engagement guideEvaluating and engaging on corporate tax transparency: An investor guide
This report serves as an investor tool for engagements on tax, drawing on key trends and gaps observed in the current status of corporate income tax disclosure practices.
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News and press
The PRI's vote declaration system is live
In response to demand for more dedicated proxy voting tools, the PRI built an online form for signatories to – voluntarily – communicate how they intend to vote on shareholder proposals at company AGMs.
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Academic research
How engagement creates value for investors and companies: conclusion
By evidencing how corporations experience ESG engagement, unpacking the dynamics through which multiple forms of value are created for corporations and investors, and contrasting corporate and investor perspectives about the value of engagement, our analysis has resulted in a number of key insights. These insights have implications for current and ...
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Academic research
Enablers and barriers to successful ESG engagement
We identified common enabling factors and barriers to successful engagements, from corporate and investor perspectives.
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Academic research
Creating value for investors and companies: Individual versus collective ESG engagement
When asked about the pros and cons of individual as opposed to collective forms of engagement, few corporate interviewees could clearly differentiate between the two forms, as in both cases, a lead investor may be charged with approaching them.
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Academic research
How engagement creates value for investors and companies: (Re)defining engagement success
An implication of both the consideration of the corporate perspective on engagement, and a broader definition of value, is the reconsideration of how engagement success is defined.
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Academic research
How engagement creates value for investors and companies: Relationship building
ESG engagement encourages closer collaboration between ESG and financial analysts and/or fund managers. In addition, the relationships between investors and companies support the integration of ESG, in a self-reinforcing manner, within both investment firms and companies.
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Academic research
How engagement creates value for investors and companies: Political dynamics
This chapter looks at the role of political dynamics in how ESG engagement can create value for investors and companies.
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Academic research
How engagement creates value for investors and companies: Learning dynamics
The reinforcement of the communication channels between investors and their investee companies through ESG engagement also creates new opportunities for learning about ESG issues on the corporate side.
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Academic research
How engagement creates value for investors and companies: Communicative dynamics
We identified three main sets - communicative, learning and political - of ESG engagement dynamics which create value. This chapter focuses on the communicative dynamics.
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Academic research
Introduction to how ESG engagement creates value for investors and companies
A growing number of investors are undertaking corporate engagement and exercising their rights as shareholders to influence corporate behaviour.
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Academic researchHow ESG engagement creates value for investors and companies
There is growing evidence that engagement by investors with companies on ESG issues can create shareholder value.
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Engagement guideHow investors can promote responsible cobalt sourcing practices
Lithium-ion batteries power products at the cutting edge of technology, from smartphones to laptops and electric cars.
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Engagement guideRisks in the upstream cobalt supply chain
ASM: Carried out informally by individuals or communities using manual labour and hand tools. 20% of the cobalt sourced from the DRC is mined this way. Large-scale mining (LSM): Industrial mining that represents 80% of the cobalt sourced from the DRC. LSM and ASM supplies ...
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Engagement guide
How to respond to and remedy human rights violations in the cobalt supply chain
Under relevant international standards (e.g. UN Guiding Principles on Human Rights), companies have the responsibility to mitigate or remediate any negative impact caused – directly or indirectly by their activities. Ceasing relationships with problematic suppliers or ceasing to source from the DRC or from ASM does not constitute a ...
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Engagement guide
Tackling human rights risk in the cobalt supply chain through industry initiatives
Joining and actively participating in industry initiatives allows companies to have a dialogue with peers, benefit from knowledge sharing platforms and combine efforts to tackle common challenges.
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Engagement guide
Human rights risk assessment and due diligence in the cobalt supply chain
The OECD Guidance for Multinational Companies sets out different due diligence requirements that stem from the different responsibilities companies have according to their location in the supply chain.
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Engagement guideHow do companies address human rights risk in the cobalt supply chain?
Consumer electronics Apple has mapped its supply chain down to the mines and formed a coalition of industry players that led to the creation of a risk readiness assessment tool. One hundred percent of smelters in the chain receive third-party audits and Apple works ...
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PRI Web PageEngaging with companies on cyber security
Cyber attacks can compromise customer information, operational systems and sensitive business data such as financial data, supplier details and intellectual property.
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Engagement guide
ESG engagement for fixed income investors: managing risks, enhancing returns
Issuer engagement on ESG factors is becoming increasingly commonplace. Investors are starting to formalise their engagement as an integral part of their approaches to responsible investment.
