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The accountability backlash has begun

Companies appear increasingly less tolerant of shareholders' dissenting opinions on risk management, governance, and pay, writes Lindsey Stewart

People Moves, 26 April: Glass Lewis, Abris, NTR, Circulate Capital, Mediolanum ... and more

Morningstar Sustainalytics President joins Glass Lewis as CEO

Bob Mann, former president of Morningstar Sustainalytics, has joined voting advisor Glass Lewis as its chief executive officer.

TNFD unlikely to be major issue in proxy season, says Morningstar

Companies are unlikely to face many calls to disclose in line with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) during this year's proxy season, according to Morningstar's Lindsey Stewart.

Investors increasingly withhold support for companies' climate plans

Asset managers are increasingly withholding support for say-on-climate votes, as scrutiny over sustainability plans continues to ramp up, Morningstar has found.

People Moves, 15 March: Impax, GSG, Verdane, LOIM, Schroders ... and more

Morningstar launches innovative transition indexes

Morningstar has launched a series of transition indexes it hopes could prove a turning point for the integration of climate considerations in investors' equities allocations.

Scope 3 disclosure resolutions 'an area of significant contention' in the US

Shareholder resolutions on Scope 3 disclosures remain an "area of significant contention" among US asset managers, Morningstar has said, as it reveals support for ESG-focused resolutions in the country is likely to continue falling.

Companies with higher biodiversity risk may be 'systemically overpriced', says Morningstar

Model portfolios with a lower land use and biodiversity risk score significantly outperformed those with higher risk, Morningstar has found, warning investors that many companies have not yet developed an adequate risk management strategy.

Flows to European ESG ETFs continued to fall in 2023

The amount of capital flowing into environmental, social and governance (ESG) exchange-traded-funds (ETFs) in Europe declined in 2023, data from Morningstar has shown.