ESG Monthly archive

How many people make up the Federated Hermes engagement and responsible investing team? We have more than 60 global team members deployed across engagement, stewardship and our responsibility office. How long have you worked for Federated Hermes, and in which roles? I joined Federated Hermes in 2008 and was an equity portfolio manager and vice president prior to my current role as director of the responsible investing ...

Diversity and inclusion will feature prominently in the thinking of many corporate leaders and investors in 2021. That means corporate secretaries and general counsel will have an important role to play in advising boards, finding candidates and devising disclosures that will help shape narratives on a key set of issues. The protest movement sparked by the disproportionate impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on people of color and the deaths of African Americans at the ...

– The Wall Street Journal reported that ExxonMobil faces the threat of a proxy fight from a new activist investor with a sustainability focus. Engine No 1 was preparing to send a letter to Exxon’s board urging the company to focus more on investments in clean energy while cutting costs elsewhere to preserve its dividend. The letter ident...

– CNN reported that a vote on whether Swiss companies should face greater liability at home for human rights and environmental abuses committed overseas did not pass. Provisional results showed that more than 50 percent of voters approved of the Responsible Business Initiative but it did not garner support from the majority of cantons and both are necessary for a referendum i...