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Minerva’s clients inform and support their stewardship strategies with high-quality, relevant sustainability governance and ESG data. With coverage of more than 70 markets and ~9,000 global companies, Minerva offers insights on Board Quality, Remuneration, Shareholder Rights, Financial Reporting, Stakeholder Governance, Product Controversies and UN Norms indicators.
UK launches ambitious net zero financial centre
12 November, 2021. The UK government has set a plan to become a leading global “net zero-aligned financial centre”, with aims to establish rules and financing for ambitious climate-related projects.
COP 26: the biggest investment shift, ever - Minerva-Manifest
November 5, 2021. This week at COP 26 saw a flurry of landmark achievements for greening the finance sector. The UK has delivered on its promise to make finance one of the core goals of this year’s climate conference, with back-to-back announcements by governments and regulators indicating a major win for responsible investors.
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Minerva – delivering effective and trusted stewardship insights. Minerva is a signatory to the UK Stewardship Code 2020, which establishes best practice standards for Asset Managers, Asset Owners, and Service Providers to enhance transparency. As service providers we help our clients to promote effective stewardship in line with their ...
Anti-SLAPP action proposed by UK government - Minerva-Manifest
December 6th, 2022. Legislative reforms to tackle the increased use of strategic litigation against public participation (SLAPP) cases against journalists and watchdogs have been proposed by the UK government. The new legislation will prevent powerful entities from using SLAPPs to silence critics by burdening them with the pressure and costs of ...
Businesses urge UK government to set out net zero strategy
November 9th, 2023. A coalition of UK businesses is calling on the UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to outline the government’s long-term net zero plan in his upcoming Autumn Statement. In a letter to the Chancellor, the UK Business Group Alliance for Net Zero called for “coherent, robust and proportionate intervention in the global race to net ...
FRC releases major update to UK Stewardship Code
Jul 22, 2024 · The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published significant revisions to the UK Stewardship Code application process. The regulator has also announced that it has identified five priority areas of review, following engagement with over 1,500 stakeholders, as it continues its revisions of the code.. The first priority area is purpose, considering what defines effective stewardship and what ...
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October 18, 2024. Southwest Airlines has condemned a shareholder’s proposal to replace board members, calling it an “unnecessary and inappropriate” attempt to “maximise disruption.”. Elliott Investor Management, one of Southwest’s …. Global news and views on corporate governance, proxy voting and ESG issues from Manifest - the ...
Investors urge 76 UK companies to hold climate strategy vote
Sep 11, 2024 · A group of investors with $1.6 trillion assets under management have called on 76 FTSE 100 companies to present their climate transitc ion plans for investor approval.
Executive Remuneration: an investor's guide - Minerva-Manifest
Median base salary in the US is £317,000, compared to £240,000 in the UK: a premium of 30%. While about the same proportion of CEOs receive a bonus in both countries (about 82%), US bonus payments tend to be much larger: the median bonus for the US is £270,000 compared to £91,000 for the UK.