Sustainable oceans in focus in EOS’s Q2 Public Engagement Report
Fast reading Why a failure to protect marine ecosystems poses a systemic risk to long-term investments “Say-on-climate” proposals provide backdrop to busy voting season Steel industry grapples with decarbonisation challenge There are plenty more fish in the sea, according to the old adage. But centuries of treating marine habitats as an inexhaustible resource mean that […]
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 […]
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 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, […]
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 […]
Hermes calls for active stewardship transformation across asset management industry
The investment management industry is today falling short of its duty to create long-term, sustainable wealth and must now put active stewardship at the centre of its activities, operations and purpose. This is the conclusion of a new paper from Hermes Investment Management. The paper, Stewardship: The 2020 Vision, calls for an end to the short-term […]
Coming of age
15 years of stewardship services with Hermes EOS
Hermes EOS calls on Alphabet to lead responsible A.I. practice
Ahead of Alphabet’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Wednesday 19 June, Dr Christine Chow, Director of Hermes EOS, Hermes Investment Management, highlights the issues she will be raising when she addresses the event, including calling on the company to strengthen Board oversight in its use of artificial intelligence (A.I.). Dr Christine Chow explained: “The power […]
Hermes EOS engages with Deutsche Bank on strategy and control and compliance
Ahead of the Deutsche Bank annual general meeting on Thursday 23 May 2019, Roland Bosch, Senior Engager for Hermes EOS at Hermes Investment Management, highlights the continuing questions about Deutsche Bank’s strategy and its control and compliance functions, and outlines Hermes EOS’ voting recommendations. Hermes EOS has had extensive engagement with Deutsche Bank since 2009 […]
