Responsible Investment - News and Views Q1 2025

In this quarter's Responsible Investment News and Views we take a look at navigating the anti-ESG backlash. 

Environmental and social issues can pose material financial risks over both the short and long term – risks that are incumbent on fiduciaries to consider. Yet debate on these topics has become increasingly polarised and ideological, rather than grounded in evidence or prudent risk management.

We also reflect on the proxy voting season as we look ahead to 2025, the recent Trump administration and subsequent change in SEC Commissioner should be acknowledged given the potential impact these changes might have on the nature of shareholder proposals and how they are filed.

In our ESG snippets, we cover:

• The various frameworks and roadmaps published by the The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD).
• The European Union's postponement of its new deforestation regulation.
• The guidance from the The PRI, United Nations Environmental Program Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and The Generation Foundation that supports the growing number of asset owners and managers investing for sustainability impact (IFSI).

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