Car makers under scrutiny in EOS’s Q1 Public Engagement Report
Fast reading Why car makers need to accelerate their transition to electric vehicles How virtual AGMs can support investor stewardship Company engagement case studies featuring Daimler and Pfizer The top 10 automotive groups account for 90% of EU-wide auto emissions and hold the keys to change. Yet a Federated Hermes analysis has identified erratic progress […]
Fixing Fast Fashion
Fast reading The fast fashion business model is inherently unsustainable due to its environmental impact This paper sets out our expectations for companies to manage this impact Identifies key performance metrics such as carbon emissions and water use per unit of production The detrimental environmental impact of the fast fashion take-make-dispose model means it is […]
EOS publishes white paper Fixing Fast Fashion
Fast reading The paper highlights the detrimental environmental impact of the fast fashion business model Sets out our expectations for companies to manage this impact Identifies key performance metrics such as carbon emissions and water use The fast fashion industry has thrived by constantly refreshing product lines and leveraging rapid response supply chains to meet […]
Stewardship during a crisis
Lessons from the pandemic
EOS 2020 Annual Review
Fast reading Key lessons from the pandemic for companies and investors Update on Climate Action 100+ and the companies where we lead or co-lead engagement Q&As with engagers on biodiversity and AI ethics Case studies on AMN Healthcare and Baidu Although pandemic risk was identified by many companies as a low-likelihood, high-impact event, Covid-19 demonstrated […]
EOS publishes biodiversity paper Our Commitment to Nature
Fast reading The paper highlights the value of biodiversity and makes the case for its protection Outlines our expectations of sectors with high biodiversity impacts and dependencies Companies should commit to having a net-positive impact on biodiversity We are all dependent on the common goods provided by nature – such as clean air and water, […]
Our commitment to nature
Fast reading This paper outlines our expectations of sectors with high biodiversity impacts and dependencies Companies should commit to having a net-positive impact on biodiversity They must accelerate their focus on biodiversity protection and restoration ahead of COP 15 We are all dependent on the common goods provided by nature – such as clean air […]
Biodiversity in focus in EOS’s Q3 Public Engagement Report
Fast reading Deforestation raises risk of emerging infectious diseases jumping species barrier Business purpose debate revitalised by Covid-19 pandemic Innovative business models needed to cut fast fashion’s environmental cost Companies have tended to take the immense value of nature for granted, but global ecosystems are now threatened at unprecedented levels. While a key 2020 summit […]
Plastics and the circular economy
In this episode of Amplified, Amy Wilson, an engager at EOS, talks to the co-authors of the report – Aaron Hay, lead engager for the Federated Hermes International fixed income team and its SDG Engagement High Yield Credit fund, and Lisa Lange, an engager at EOS, who leads on the theme of pollution, waste and […]
Guiding Principles for an Effective Board
Insights from Engagement
