ESG News For Hermes International

In its report, the global leader in Li-Metal battery development for EV and UAM discusses how sustainability will be a core commitment of SES AI’s strategy, with a fully integrated approach – from research & development through supply chain and manufacturing

Sappi North America Inc., a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and pulp, today announces a notable win from the Hermes Creative Awards for its Power of Trees campaign, receiving a Gold Award in the Video TV Ad category.

Aligns legal charter with company’s long-term view and commitment to all stakeholders, including customers, employees, and shareholders

Proposal passes by landslide as Veeva garners widespread support for leading in stakeholder capitalism

Media call scheduled for 10:30am EST today

Highlights

• The Trends report counts two main strategies as sustainable investing: ESG incorporation—applying various environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria in investment analysis and portfolio selection—and filing shareholder resolutions on ESG issues.
• The total US-domiciled assets under management using sustainable investing strategies grew from $12.0 trillion at the start of 2018 to $17.1 trillion at the start of 2020, an increase of 42 percent.
• This is 33 percent – or 1 in 3 dollars – of the total US assets under professional management.
• The top three specific issues for money managers and their institutional investor clients are climate change/carbon emissions, sustainable natural resources/agriculture and board issues.
• From 2018 through the first half of 2020, 149 institutional investors and 56 investment managers controlling $1.98 trillion in AUM led or co-led shareholder resolutions on ESG issues.

 

Schneider Electric’s innovative new SF6-free switchgear technology using pure air has been nominated for the world’s most important industrial prize, the HERMES Award.

Mary Kay Inc. announced they’ve joined the Sustainable Packaging Initiative for Cosmetics (SPICE) along with 17 current member organizations.

Groundbreaking "Knowledge Is Power" Web-Based Video Series, which Seeks to Empower Urban Communities through Straight Talk about Dire Health Issues, Wins Gold in Three Categories

Four in 10 telecommunications and consumer goods companies reporting to CDP fail to capture or report any financial value from strong environmental performance, according to new research released today by Accenture (NYSE: ACN), CDP and Hermes Investment Management.