Hermes EOS appointed by Brunel Pension Partnership

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Hermes Investment Management has today announced that its stewardship and engagement team, Hermes EOS, has been appointed by Brunel Pension Partnership (Brunel) to provide voting and engagement services. Brunel brings together circa £30 billion investments of 10 likeminded Local Government Pensions Scheme funds. It is one of eight national pooled funds and will manage the […]

Solving the plastic problem

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Investing in a circular economy

Hermes is turning up the heat on climate change with the launch of a carbon tool

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Hermes Investment Management, the £33.6 billion manager, has been investing in the development of a number of Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) tools for its fund managers and engagers to use to make enhanced investment decisions and to better inform engagement activities with companies on ESG matters. Hermes will be launching a carbon tool that […]

Hermes expands EOS team in North America

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Hermes Investment Management, the £30.8 billion manager, has appointed Tim Youmans as Engagement Director in its stewardship and engagement team, Hermes EOS. Based in New York, Tim will focus on enhancing the activities of Hermes EOS in the North American market and will report to Bruce Duguid, Head of Stewardship, Hermes EOS. In this role, […]

Hermes EOS to call for more effective leadership and management stability at Deutsche Bank AGM

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Ahead of the Deutsche Bank AG AGM on Thursday 24 May, Dr. Hans-Christoph Hirt, Head of Hermes EOS at Hermes Investment Management, highlights the questions the Chair needs to answer and explains why the Chair is ultimately responsible for the company’s limited progress in the implementation of a value-creating strategy. He also raises concerns about the […]

Hermes EOS to provide qualified support for the Chair of Deutsche Börse

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Ahead of the Deutsche Börse AGM on Wednesday 16 May, Dr Michael Viehs, Associate Director of Responsibility, comments on Hermes EOS’s voting recommendations and the qualified support for the re-election of Joachim Faber, the Chair of the supervisory board. Specifically, Hermes EOS recommends its clients and other investors to: Vote against the discharge of the company’s former CEO Carsten […]

Hermes EOS to raise investors’ concerns at the Volkswagen AGM

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Ahead of the Volkswagen AGM on Thursday 3 May, Dr Michael Viehs, Associate Director of Responsibility, comments on Hermes EOS’ voting recommendations and highlights the issues the company urgently needs to address: Recommendation to vote against the candidates proposed for election to the supervisory board A call for an external supervisory board and corporate culture […]

Hermes EOS Q4 Public Engagement Report

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Antibiotics, listing rules, pollution and stewardship in China

Raising the bar

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Mind the gaps in the Equator Principles

Hermes comments ahead of Siemens AGM

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Ahead of the Siemens AGM tomorrow, Dr Michael Viehs, Hermes EOS, discusses why they will support the election of all of the company’s nominees to the supervisory board.  Furthermore, Hermes EOS will support all management proposals and ask for a commitment from the company to enter into a dialogue about the effects of climate change […]