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Report11 April 2024
Insuring Disaster 2024
This is ShareAction's third benchmark of the insurance sector. It assess the policies and practices of 65 of the world's largest insurance companies across a range of environmental and social issues. In this report we assess three different types of insurers: . Life & Health (L&H) insurers . Insurers with a relevant property and casualty business (P&C) . Lloyd's of London's managing agents (MA) Three ranking tables outlining the performance of insurance companies can be found at the bottom of this page.
Report08 April 2024
ShareAction analysis of Barclays’ financing of pureplay upstream oil & gas
Barclays amended its energy policy in February, following negotiations with ShareAction and Barclays shareholders, pledging to no longer directly finance new oil and gas projects and to restrict its financing of 'pureplay' companies that focus exclusively on fossil fuel extraction and exploration. However, pureplay companies working on short-term extraction projects are exempted from this commitment, and fracking activities are typically short-term. Our new analysis has found that these loopholes in Barclays’ recently updated energy policy will allow it to continue providing a significant amount of finance for fracking, despite the net zero commitment it set in 2020.
Briefing31 January 2024
Workplace Health is Workplace Wealth
The health of workers has a significant impact on the overall economy, and work has a significant effect on people’s health. There are significant human and financial costs associated with the poor health of UK workers. In 2022, £127.9 billion was lost due to workers being less productive, off sick or quitting all together. British businesses lost an average of 51 days per employee. The scale of this problem certainly requires systemic policy and regulatory changes, but employers have a critical role to play. Companies that prioritise the health of their workers are more likely to thrive and achieve long-term success. Evidence shows that implementing good practices for employee health can help companies reduce costs and financial risks – and increase their competitive advantage – by fostering a healthier, more productive and innovative workforce. Investors need to recognise the financial, reputational, and regulatory risks and opportunities worker health can have on the companies they invest in. This pathbreaking new guide for investors and companies offers practical steps they can take to start protecting people and the economy.
Briefing15 January 2024
Clearing the Air
A pathbreaking guide for companies and investors to start tackling the air quality crisis.
Report11 January 2024
Voting Matters 2023: Are asset managers using their proxy votes for action on environmental and social issues?
Are asset managers using their proxy votes for action on environmental and social issues?
Statement18 December 2023
ShareAction Letter Responding to the Financial Conduct Authority's consultation paper on diversity & inclusion
Major UK investors, co-ordinated by ShareAction, have written to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) urging the regulator to act on racial equality by introducing mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting for financial institutions.
Report06 December 2023
Introducing a standardised framework for escalating engagement with companies
ShareAction is introducing the concept of a standard escalation framework to facilitate the application of escalation tools with companies through corporate debt and listed equity.
Report22 November 2023
Green Ambitions, Grey Realities: European Banks’ journey from pledges to practice
Europe’s largest 20 banks' are leaving themselves open to allegations of greenwashing, due to a widespread lack of transparency on green finance policies.
Report06 October 2023
Assessment of the six largest pesticide companies’ approaches to addressing biodiversity loss
The world’s largest pesticide companies must address their role in biodiversity loss and start to transition their business models away from hazardous pesticides.
Briefing21 July 2023
EMS-Chemie Holding AG - why investors should vote against re-electing the chair of the board of directors
ShareAction is calling for investors to vote against the reelection of Mr Bernhard Merki, chair of the board of EMS-Chemie Holding AG (EMSN, SWX), at the company’s AGM on 12 August 2023. This briefing sets out why Mr Merki is failing to perform his duties, and why it is in investors’ interests to vote to remove him.
