Stewardship
…2024 AGM on financing of new oil and gas infrastructure. The withdrawal came on the back of extensive engagement which led to the publication of a new Climate Change Statement….
Brunel Investor Days 2020 go online
…on both climate change and on the ‘S’ of ESG. On climate change, this included covering the launch of the Net Zero investor framework and Brunel’s PRI report. On social…
Voting Guidelines updated
…main changes in our updated guidelines this year include: Climate change Explicitly outlined escalation where our baseline expectations of CA100+ companies are not met. In 2024, CA100+ companies within our…
Brunel wins Pensions for Purpose Paris Alignment Award
…Voting Guidelines “If finance is to become part of the solution to climate change, then the industry doesn’t just need leaders on climate – it needs to recognise those leaders…
Annual Report shows Brunel exceeding pooling ambitions again
…managers – one for affordable housing, the other for renewables – and to harness the portfolio to target those priorities in a county where both poverty and climate change are…
Annual Report demonstrates the power of pooling
…leadership on responsible investment, such as through its reporting on emissions figures for its holdings, its engagement in policy advocacy and shareholder actions, and its integration of Brunel’s Climate Change…
Private Markets
…will be actively managed to achieve the fund objective. Case Study Climate: Orchard Street partners We committed just under £90m with Orchard Street in their inaugural impact fund at first…
Faith Ward explains Climate Stocktake in Asset TV interview
Climate Stocktakes are a key component of the Net Zero journey, said Faith Ward, Chief Responsible Investment Officer at Brunel, earlier this week. Speaking in a studio interview with Asset…
Barclays’ Climate Resolution Outcome
Today’s result shows the value of shareholder engagement with banks on climate change. The passing of Barclays’ climate resolution commits it to align all of its financing activities with the…
Faith Ward appointed to Strategic Steering Committee and as Working Group Chair on UK Transition Finance Council
…approach to enabling systemic change in the investment industry on Climate Change has always had five primary focuses: policy; products; portfolios; positive impact; persuasion. Brunel has supported the Taskforce of…
What do we need from leaders now?
…to practice humility. We are working out what has worked for us with our Climate Change Policy, what didn’t work, and we are curious enough to explore new possibilities that…
LAPFF Engagement Report Q1 2019