Stewardship for People & Planet

Transitioning from voluntary frameworks to mandatory regulations can help foster fair competition by increasing accountability and transparency regarding the significant social and environmental risks companies face.

An outline on our approach to proxy voting and how our guidelines are designed to promote ethical, transparent, and accountable corporate governance—supporting long-term value for investors and stakeholders alike.

A common narrative suggests that once technologies are sold to governments, companies lose control over how they are used. In reality, technology providers retain significant leverage. Through contractual terms, technical architecture, and monitoring systems, companies can establish safeguards governing how their technologies are deployed.

This quarter, we highlight our engagements in Japan, the SEC's evolving stance on shareholder resolutions, and a progress update for our work on plastic waste.

Summary of collective findings from WBA's report, "Plugging the AI Transparency Gap", on investor dialogue and responsible AI adoption.

An update to our engagement work encouraging corporate actors to take steps toward eliminating plastic waste from their value chains.

Boston Common's response to SEC's update on their role for the 2025-2026 proxy season.

A progress update to our engagement with Japanese companies on the topics of Advancing Women in Management, Governance Maturity, and Human Rights & Environment.

Building on insights from the World Benchmarking Alliance’s second progress report, we examine where companies are falling short on AI transparency, and consider the implications for investor engagement, regulatory action, and the future of trustworthy AI systems.

This quarter, we highlighted our stewardship work in sustainable chemistry, plastic waste, deforestation, and our attendance at ClimateWeek NYC.

Constantina Bichta attended Change Chemistry's annual meeting in September and highlighted her takeaways from the forum's reflection on its progress.

We recently used FSDA investor expectations on deforestation to conduct baseline assessments of ten emerging market and Asian banks. Read on for our initial findings.