The Model Mandate guidance was originally published by International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) in 2012 to help asset owners to express what they expected of the asset managers that they engaged, and to reflect those expectations in contracts and mandates. Its particular focus was on the parts of the mandate relating to the investment approach, stewardship, ESG and the manager’s accountability to their clients.
ICGN Viewpoints are topical reports produced to enhance member awareness of emerging governance issues.
Type: General content , tagged withRead more about ICGN's Global Stewardship Principles, Endorsers and Model Disclosure Templates
Type: General content , tagged withThe ICGN Global Stewardship Principles (GSPs) provide an international framework for investors to implement their fiduciary obligations on behalf of clients and beneficiaries.
Type: General content , tagged withICGN is proud to release the second edition of our book: Governance, Stewardship and Sustainability: Theory, Practice and Evidence, authored by George Dallas and Mike Lubrano. Drawing from their decades of experience, the authors provide greater clarity, rigour and guidance to practitioners about what we know—and don’t know—about stewardship, governance and sustainability. This new work explores the theoretical foundations of stewardship, linking these to day-to-day investor decision making.
Type: General content , tagged withThese links direct you to stewardship codes and contact details for the organisations responsible for them. If you would like to include a code in this section please contact policy@icgn.org.
Type: General content , tagged withView winners of the 2020 ICGN Global Stewardship Awards
Type: General content , tagged withBiodiversity 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 with