Vicki Bakhshi identifies five themes she expects to shape the responsible investment agenda this year, offering an insight into how fund managers can engage with businesses to address such issues
Engagement is a powerful tool that professional investors, as stewards of our clients' capital, need to use to tackle environmental, social and governance risks and deliver sustained long-term returns for investors. Through engagement, we believe, we can work with fellow investors to drive progress towards a more sustainable world. Here are five responsible investment themes we will be watching particularly closely over the year ahead. Protecting vulnerable workers Inadequate wages, weak safety practices and modern slavery all contribute to poverty and inequality and undermine the...
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