Briefings
Insight publishes regular briefings on aspects of governance and corporate responsibility. These include reports of: engagement with companies, integrating these issues in investment decision-making, and analysis of trends and issues. Please register to receive a quarterly email digest.
July 2007
Insight's PRI capability
ABI publishes revised Guidelines on Responsible Investment Disclosure
New report on pension funds and responsible investment launched
How analysis of companies' corporate governance can enhance investment analysis
Global biofuels dash too hasty?
May 2007
Opportunity and uncertainty: the technical, social and commercial challenges presented by nanotechnology
A recipe for success
March 2007
ABI updates guidelines on executive remuneration
Investor Statement on Climate Change
Reflections on the management of climate change risks and opportunities in the investment community
Water: the next oil?
November 2006
Climate change disclosure standards and initiatives: have they added value for investors?
The impact of new age discrimination legislation on director dismissals
Inflated Pensions - rewards for failure?
New report on the governance of occupational health and safety
Substitution should remain within REACH
August 2006
The 2006 proxy-voting season
Do climate change disclosures meet investors' needs?
The prospects of cross-border voting in Europe
Voting on Shell's social and environmental performance
Addressing uncertainty in climate change policy: a dialogue between institutional investors, companies and policy-makers
June 2006
GeSI: Promoting sustainability in the global information and communications sector
Insight sponsors and endorses the new UN Principles for Responsible Investment
Insight encourages companies to source sustainable palm oil
May 2006
Further proof that engagement works: the results of the second biodiversity benchmark
Good practice in ethics and compliance
Pre-emption rights
Removing the barriers to responsible investment
March 2006
Insight proposes best-practice framework for pesticide use in supermarkets' supply chains
Obesity: how is the food industry responding?
Insight's environmental technology stock picks
Does good governance pay?
Health and safety at the top of the agenda
Insight publishes report on boards and the governance of corporate responsibility
Investor collaboration on climate change: the work of the IIGCC
UK EU Presidency Conference on Responsible Investment
The voting debate: is mandatory or voluntary disclosure best?
December 2005
Revenue transparency in the extractives sector: the state of play
October 2005
Attracting executive talent to the listed sector
Does investor engagement deliver?
Insight and the Health and Safety Executive collaborate to define best-practice governance framework
Insight's dialogue with BSkyB bears fruit
More balanced metrics for short-term executives incentives?
New minister for pensions reform signals review of progress on responsible investment
Poisoned chalices? The importance of understanding corporate pension fund trust deeds
In addition to these breifings we produce a complete, company-by-company report of our engagement activity on a quarterly basis.
Please note that Insight’s reporting in this area covers only governance and corporate responsibility issues. It does not include a record of the engagement between Insight and companies on conventional financial issues.
From October 2005, individual Investor Responsibility briefings replace the quarterly Bulletins that were issued previously. To access past Investor Responsibility bulletins click here to go to the archive.
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