The increasingly pervasive use of big tech-designed AI in weapons and surveillance poses risks to investors. The responsible use of AI in warfare is a topic of increasing debate among investors, with at least one asset manager filing a shareholder proposal calling for transparency on the matter this proxy season. In February, Google and its parent company Alphabet dropped their…
Rathbones launches sixth Votes Against Slavery campaign with record support
Rathbones has launched its sixth Votes Against Slavery campaign (VAS), securing support from a record 168 institutional investors with funds under management totalling almost £3trn. In the 10th year since the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, the 2025 engagement brings together asset managers and asset owners to target both AIM and FTSE 350 companies suspected of failing to…
Rathbones launches sixth Votes Against Slavery campaign with record support
Rathbones has launched its sixth Votes Against Slavery campaign (VAS), securing support from a record 168 institutional investors with funds under management totalling almost £3trn. In the 10th year since the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, the 2025 engagement brings together asset managers and asset owners to target both AIM and FTSE 350 companies suspected of failing to…
Rathbones launches sixth Votes Against Slavery campaign with record support
Rathbones has launched its sixth Votes Against Slavery campaign (VAS), securing support from a record 168 institutional investors with funds under management totalling almost £3trn. In the 10th year since the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, the 2025 engagement brings together asset managers and asset owners to target both AIM and FTSE 350 companies suspected of failing to…
Rathbones launches sixth Votes Against Slavery campaign with record support
Rathbones has launched its sixth Votes Against Slavery campaign (VAS), securing support from a record 168 institutional investors with funds under management totalling almost £3trn. In the 10th year since the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, the 2025 engagement brings together asset managers and asset owners to target both AIM and FTSE 350 companies suspected of failing to…
Rathbones launches sixth Votes Against Slavery campaign with record support
Rathbones has launched its sixth Votes Against Slavery campaign (VAS), securing support from a record 168 institutional investors with funds under management totalling almost £3trn. In the 10th year since the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, the 2025 engagement brings together asset managers and asset owners to target both AIM and FTSE 350 companies suspected of failing to…
Rathbones launches sixth Votes Against Slavery campaign with record support
Rathbones has launched its sixth Votes Against Slavery campaign (VAS), securing support from a record 168 institutional investors with funds under management totalling almost £3trn. In the 10th year since the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, the 2025 engagement brings together asset managers and asset owners to target both AIM and FTSE 350 companies suspected of failing to…
Rathbones launches sixth Votes Against Slavery campaign with record support
Rathbones has launched its sixth Votes Against Slavery campaign (VAS), securing support from a record 168 institutional investors with funds under management totalling almost £3trn. In the 10th year since the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, the 2025 engagement brings together asset managers and asset owners to target both AIM and FTSE 350 companies suspected of failing to…
Data Gaps Hinder Investor Action on Physical Climate Risks
Recent report sets four asks to improve risk disclosure and analytics in portfolios targeting data providers and companies. Investors are being prevented from effectively integrating physical climate risk analysis into their portfolios by shortcomings in data, methodologies, and company disclosures, according to an asset owner and asset manager-led report. The report – compiled by UBS Asset Management, UK-based workplace pension…
Lululemon Partners with Biotech Company ZymoChem to Scale Use of Sustainable Materials in Products
Athletic apparel company lululemon has entered into a multi-year collaboration agreement with California-based biotechnology firm ZymoChem aimed at expanding the use of sustainable bio-based nylon in its products. Founded in 2013, ZymoChem uses microbes to convert renewable feedstocks into biodegradable polymers with a near-zero CO2 emissions footprint. According to the company, the process also produces materials with a cost advantage…