EOS at Federated Hermes wins ICGN Excellence in Stewardship Award
EOS at Federated Hermes has won the Excellence in Stewardship Award at the International Corporate Governance Network’s 2024 Achievement Awards, for its pioneering systemic engagement approach to reducing methane emissions. This work has been led by Diana Glassman with support from engagers across the EOS regional teams. EOS has engaged meaningfully on reducing operational methane […]
Public Engagement Report Q2 2024
Fast reading Changes to regulatory regimes are removing some longstanding requirements for drugs to be tested on animals. EOS has developed a framework to help investors identify a high-quality climate transition plan. How we use insights from our fossil fuel engagements to strengthen our climate discussions with companies for demand-side solutions. Animal testing is a […]
EOS North America – engagement approach and highlights
Our EOS North America team is comprised of a diverse set of individuals with relevant experience in banking, investment management, sciences, academia and non-governmental organisations, as well as a PhD holder and public board members. Through the team’s various backgrounds, having lived, worked, and gained professional experience and subject matter expertise in the North American […]
EOS 20th anniversary: stewardship reflections
Founded in 2004 on a legacy dating back to 1983, EOS now advises on more than $1.8tn¹ in assets. EOS‘ constructive engagements with corporate boards and executives on environmental, social, governance and strategic issues enable investors to be more active owners of their equity and fixed-income assets, supporting stronger financial performance and better outcomes for […]
Lokale Banken gehen voran beim physischen Klimarisiko
Auf den Punkt gebracht: Das physische Klimarisiko variiert von Land zu Land, wobei jedes Gebäude ein eigenes physisches Risikoprofil hat, das von seiner spezifischen Bauqualität, der Lage, dem Standort und der Abhängigkeit von Naturkapital beeinflusst wird. Die starke Streuung beim physischen Klimarisiko begünstigt lokale Banken, da sie ihre Bewertung auf spezifische und örtlich begrenzte Risikokategorien […]
Goodyear case study
Background The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company (“Goodyear”) is one of the largest tire-producing companies in the world and we have engaged with it on upstream and downstream climate-related risks since 2019. More than 90% of greenhouse gas emissions related to Goodyear’s products and services are realised during the product-use phase, specifically due to fuel […]
LyondellBasell case study
Background We have engaged with the multinational chemical major, LyondellBasell Industries (LyondellBasell), on climate change since 2017. As part of Climate Action 100+ (CA100+), a collaborative engagement of more than 370 investors and their representatives seeking greenhouse gas emissions reductions from the world’s largest emitters, we co-lead engagement with the company. This case study serves […]
FHL Stewardship Report 2023
Fast reading Monitoring engagement outcomes is crucial in ensuring our approach is effective and achieves the desired results. As such, this report contains new and updated examples, case studies and metrics throughout to demonstrate how our approach works in practice. This year’s report features information on our first deforestation risk assessment and mitigation activities across […]
EOS Stewardship Report 2023
2023 was another turbulent year for the global economy as inflation, rising interest rates, tight labour markets and geopolitical shocks fuelled uncertainty. It was also the year in which the impact of climate change was writ even larger with catastrophic flooding across 10 countries in 12 days, the hottest ocean temperatures ever recorded, heatwaves that […]
Improving corporate governance in Asia
At its core, corporate governance relies on the right arrangement of checks, balances, and incentives. The purpose is to prevent one group from expropriating the cash flows and assets of others, and to provide a structure to support long-term value creation. History is littered with examples of company collapses arising from poor corporate governance practices. Poor […]
