This Viewpoint will consider the investor view of the board’s role in the creation and oversight of the company’s sustainability journey in meeting rising global investor expectations.
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Biodiversity loss has jumped onto the global agenda. Scientists, economists, policy-makers, corporate boards and investment institutions increasingly recognise humanity's role in driving biodiversity loss and how it impairs ecosystem services and damages the natural capital upon which our economy is based.
As we enter what some call the Sixth Mass Extinction, describing the risks presented as daunting may be an understatement. We need game-changers: concepts, processes, strategies, frameworks and legal regimes that will change how the economy and capital markets interact with the environment.
In this viewpoint, ICGN surveys the field and identifies 10 game-changing initiatives that can allow us to move rapidly and intentionally to tackle this challenge. We also provide ten sets of questions for boards to consider and for investment stewardship teams to use for engaging the companies in their portfolios.
It is early days for addressing this challenge. But efforts are ramping up quickly. Our hope is that this viewpoint can help boards and investors understand the impressive efforts underway and determine where and how they can get started.Type: News / press release , tagged withICGN Letter on large shareholding reporting rule and beneficial shareholder transparency - Japan Financial Services Agency (FSA)
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Type: News / press release , tagged withThe ICGN Global Stewardship Principles were last updated in 2020 and are subject to periodic review, usually undertaken by the ICGN Secretariat once every three years. We are proposing revisions to ensure that the Principles remain both up to date and a pragmatic framework for use by practitioners.
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