Blogs
Coalition of investors urges UK retailers to step up on obesity
Major investors have stepped up their fight to tackle obesity with a fresh call on supermarkets to take action in the wake of Covid-19.
Workforce Disclosure Initiative: ‘Build back better’ with workforce transparency
In the wake of Covid-19 the Workforce Disclosure Initiative aims to make workforce reporting even easier for companies. Find out how you can report this year!
Guest blog: Why investors must look beyond just wages towards insecure work
Jon Mowll, Responsible Investment Analyst, EdenTree examines by tackle insecure work should be a priority for investors in the wake of Covid-19.
The future of the AGM: Securing stakeholder democracy in the wake of Covid-19
Covid-19 brought huge disruption to this year’s AGM season, but has it also offered an opportunity to re-imagine and the rethink the future of the AGM?
Time for food manufactures to take unhealthy food out the spotlight
New anti-obesity measures announced by the UK government take aim at unhealthy food promotions. It represents a massive shift in the way food and drink companies do business.
AGM activism in action: Five ways we took companies to task in 2020
Covid-19 may have moved many AGMs behind closed doors, but AGM activism has never been so important. Here’s five ways we challenged companies in 2020.
Shareholder activism allows people to power change in the financial system
130 people bought a share in Barclays and had the world watching their historic shareholder activism on climate change.
Covid-19 has laid bare the risks of insecure work – will investors & companies embrace the opportunity to build back better?
Covid-19 exposed a fragile economy built on the shoulders of low-paid, insecure work. Will companies and investors build back better?
Halting biodiversity loss is key to preventing the next pandemic – and investors must play their part
ShareAction’s Krystyna Springer examines the role of biodiversity loss in fuelling the Covid-19 crisis and why investors must act to prevent a future pandemic.
Barclays Resolution: Statement from institutional investors
Analysis of Total’s net-zero ambition
The problem with biomass: Why investors need to step up on the next climate challenge
In recent years we have seen a rise in biomass being burnt to generate electricity, mostly in former coal power plants.Great right? Replacing dirty coal with wood. Unfortunately, it is not that simple.