ISS ESG Enhances Governance QualityScore
Methodology with Sustainability Factors
Updates Include Significant Coverage Expansion In 2020
UPDATE
ICJ and ISS achieve system linkage between their platforms for voting by domestic institutional investors for Japanese shareholder meetings
This system linkage has been established through a series of discussions among ICJ, ISS and related parties in response to a report by the Study Group on Promoting Electronification of Processes for Shareholder Meetings…
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PRODUCT
ISS Launches Custom Climate Voting Service
ISS has announced the launch of a new Custom Climate Voting Service, providing investors with the ability to include customizable climate-related factors in their proxy voting policies starting with the 2020 annual meeting season.
PRODUCT
Expansion of Sector-Based Screening
Assesses companies’ involvement in a wide range of products and services such as alcohol, animal welfare, cannabis, for-profit correctional facilities, gambling, pornography, tobacco and more. Explore new screens for palm oil, Islamic finance, violent video games and many more.
RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT
Carbon Reserves: The Supply Chain of Climate Change
Climate issues continue to gain momentum in the financial community, and investors are increasingly scrutinising companies with fossil fuel reserves. Decarbonizing the energy system is key in limiting the impacts of climate change, and this means limiting the use of, and society’s dependence on, fossil fuels. Get report ›
VOTING
Building a Climate Change Voting Policy
While many institutional investors place climate change as a priority issue among their investment stewardship initiatives, it can be especially challenging to systematically incorporate climate change into proxy voting and engagement strategies. Get report ›
GOVERNANCE
Director Overboarding: Global Trends, Definitions, and Impact
In the 2019 proxy season, “overboarding” became a center-stage issue for many companies and investors. Several large asset managers, including Vanguard, BlackRock, and LGIM, enhanced their voting guidelines to apply stricter criteria, while some directors serving on multiple public company boards faced… Get report ›
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