The Canadian chapter of an animal welfare group is giving several major fast-food chains a very poor grade when it comes to their treatment of chickens during the food production process, but groups and companies dispute findings.
/CNW/ - Iconic Canadian fast-food companies are being exposed for their inaction on chicken welfare, according to a new report released by World Animal.
Tool to compare government efforts on climate coming
Tool to compare government efforts on climate coming
Rory Sullivan said measuring governments’ climate-change efforts, as opposed to corporations, presents different challenges.
A group of institutional investors and investor networks have launched a project to create a new tool to enable investors to measure, monitor and compare how well governments are addressing climate change.
One of the networks participating in the launch of what is being called the ASCOR Project is the Transition Pathway Initiative, a joint venture launched in 2017. One of its members is social and environmental performance firm Chronos Sustainability Ltd.
2 U.K. pension execs take on ESG investing in new podcast
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Want to know what pension fund executives really think about developments in responsible investment? Now you can find out, thanks to a new podcast launched by two U.K. executives who focus on the topic.
David Hickey, portfolio manager at the £8 billion ($11 billion) Lothian Pension Fund, Edinburgh, and Adam Matthews, director of ethics and engagement at the more than £3 billion Church of England Pensions Board, London, hosted their first Talking Responsibly podcast on Feb. 11.
The two are both passionate about the work they do in responsible investment and spend a lot of time discussing the nuance, with one another and others, Mr. Hickey said.