A long engagement: why ESG influence may beat exclusion

Extinction Rebellion spraying fake oil on Barclays’ headquarters in an anti-fossil fuel funding protest last month may have grabbed the headlines, but most of the real work on shareholder engagement is done in the boardroom, away from the public’s gaze.

Behind the scenes, asset managers across the industry, both individually and collectively, are continuously engaging companies, pressing them to improve their behaviours across a whole range of ESG criteria.

Published by James Phillipps in City Wire.