A report released today casts serious doubt over the assertion that pension funds are ‘duty bound' to invest in tobacco.
FairPensions campaigns for major institutional investors to adopt
Responsible Investment: using shareholder power
to hold companies to account.
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24-Jan-2012
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23-Jan-2012
FairPensions has responded to Vince Cable's decision to hand more power to shareholders in order to curb excessive executive pay. Speaking in response to Cable's announcement, the charity's CEO said that binding shareholder votes won't be enough to challenge a culture of spiralling remuneration for company directors. |
20-Jan-2012
In an adjournment debate in the House of Commons today the Pensions Minister, Steve Webb MP, gave a warm response to a speech on responsible capitalism from Jon Cruddas MP. |
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20-Jan-2012
In a speech in parliament later today Jon Cruddas MP will argue that the political debate on ‘responsible capitalism' has not gone far enough to deliver real change. The MP for Dagenham will insist that shareholder activism can be part of a more responsible capitalism, but that giving shareholders new powers will not be enough to achieve this. |
19-Jan-2012
FairPensions has responded to a report, released today by the Fair Pay Network, on low pay in Supermarkets. With almost 900,000 people working for one of Britain's four largest supermarkets, the report exposes the widespread low pay problem in the sector. |
16-Jan-2012
FairPensions has responded to this morning's speech on employee ownership by the Deputy Prime Minister. |
