Introduction : Net-zero asset owner alliance climate voting transparency and benchmarking / Theodor F. Cojoianu, Andreas G.F. Hoepner, Yanan Lin, Kate van der Merve, and Anh Vu. From universal owners to hedge funds and indexers : will stewardship drive long-termism and sustainability? / Andrew Johnston -- The evolution of 'engagement' as a norm in investment stewardship in the UK and the impact of sustainability demands / Iris H-Y Chiu -- Institutional investors and sustainable finance : developing the shareholder engagement framework in light of the emerging sustainable finance regime in the EU / Hanne S. Birkmose -- Sustainable investment and asset management : from resistance to retooling / Virginia Harper Ho -- The EU taxonomy : a key step for sustainable finance / Catherine Malecki -- Direct mandatory corporate social responsibility legislation : lessons from China and Indonesia / Li-Wen Lin and Iris H-Y Chiu -- The voting behaviour of institutional investors and retail shareholders and the interests of beneficiaries / Christoph Van der Elst -- Common ownership and corporate social responsibility : evidence from the BlackRock-BGI Merger / Kenneth Khoo -- Responsible investing : the status quo and remaining challenges / Andrew Parry -- The future of stewardship : time to take a step back / Hans-Christoph Hirt -- Responsible investment / David Hickey -- Investment, sustainability, and stewardship : perspectives of a sovereign wealth fund / Ola Peter K. Gjessing -- Evolution of sustainable investing : a US perspective / Ken Bertsch -- The model mandate : hardwiring stewardship into investment management / George Dallas and Chris Hodge -- Corporate purpose : narrowing the gap between corporates and investors on sustainability issues / Brian Tomlinson -- Targeting net zero : embedding accountability for portfolio decarbonisation and resilience in the asset owner-asset manager relationship / Faith Ward -- Net-zero asset owner alliance climate voting transparency and benchmarking / Theodor F. Cojoianu, Andreas G.F. Hoepner, Yanan Lin, Kate van der Merve, and Anh Vu.
Summary:
"This book brings together thought leadership from academia and asset management to pool together insights regarding the transformative visions and challenges for modern investment management, as well as best practices that realise the policy objectives in regulation and soft law. The chapters in this book bring together the views of academia and practice on the key developments that can transform the law and practice of investment management, including the EU's new sustainable finance reform package, the UK Stewardship Code 2020, and developments in the US regarding the fit between fiduciary law for investment management and modern sustainability concerns"-- Provided by the publisher.
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