ACGA features in AsianInvestor: Fund manager progress in voting on ESG issues is slowing

2023-03-29

Jane Moir, Head of Research, features in an AsianInvestor article – Fund manager progress in voting on ESG issues is slowing.

Jane's comments are quoted below.

“What we see in Asia in terms of shareholder proposals is somewhat of a different story,”
“The region by no means sees the same scale of activity compared to western markets, and this is areflection of the logistical and regulatory hurdles in bringing them. These include concerns over concertparty rules, particularly in markets such as Japan.”
“The JPower resolution last year gained a respectful vote and more recently, the recent proposals at Fujitec suggests investorsare more willing to back proposals which can have a significant outcome.”

To read the full story, please visit AsianInvestor.