Insuring Disaster
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About ShareAction
Our vision is a world where ordinary savers and institutional investors work together to ensure our communities and environment are safe and sustainable for all.
Our mission is to unleash the positive potential of the mainstream investment system. To do this:
We’re building a movement for change in our investment system by working with people inside and outside the industry to challenge the status quo;
We’re unlocking the positive potential of the investment system by working with large and small investors to change unsustainable corporate practices;
We’re reforming the investment system by advocating for change in the policies, governance, and incentives that drive behaviours in the investment industry.
What is responsible investment?
Responsible investment is an investment strategy which integrates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into investment analysis and decisions. It recognises that ESG factors can have an impact on the financial value of an investment and also that investments have an impact on the world around us. A responsible approach to investment recognises that long-term prosperity requires a move away from short-term profit as the only definition of value.
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Protecting the rights of workers, communities, consumers and citizens in the low-carbon transition
Poorer communities are suffering the worst effects of the climate crisis, and have the least responsibility for causing it. We must ensure that we share the benefits of the low-carbon transition equitably, and distribute the burdens on the basis of who is able to pay.
Disclosure on healthier product sales is becoming the norm, but more work is needed
Our latest research shows more retailers are reporting on the healthiness of sales – but with notable exceptions, investors still have a role to play in driving up standards across the whole food sector.
$4.2tn investors call on leading banks to strengthen climate ambitions before COP26
115 investors call on banks to demonstrate their climate credentials by making new commitments before COP26
$1.1tn investors call on Morrisons to boost sales of healthy products
Seven investors representing $1.1tn have written to Morrisons ahead of the supermarket’s AGM, calling on the company to boost sales of healthier food and drink products.
Responsible stewardship: How can the EU improve the Shareholder Rights Directive?
If the EU is serious about meeting its sustainability commitments under the EU Green Deal, we need an urgent review of the Shareholder Rights Directive.
HSBC coal phase-out passes but the battle is not won yet
Protecting the rights of workers, communities, consumers and citizens in the low-carbon transition
Poorer communities are suffering the worst effects of the climate crisis, and have the least responsibility for causing it. We must ensure that we share the benefits of the low-carbon transition equitably, and distribute the burdens on the basis of who is able to pay.
Disclosure on healthier product sales is becoming the norm, but more work is needed
Our latest research shows more retailers are reporting on the healthiness of sales – but with notable exceptions, investors still have a role to play in driving up standards across the whole food sector.
$4.2tn investors call on leading banks to strengthen climate ambitions before COP26
115 investors call on banks to demonstrate their climate credentials by making new commitments before COP26
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