More active ownership, ESG mandates expected from asset owners

Active ownership will continue to take centre stage, and more environmental, societal and governance (ESG) investment mandates can be expected from asset owners in the coming years, say asset owner and fund manager executives.  “We emphasise active ownership and through dialogue, some companies improved. So we realised the effectiveness of dialogues. So I believe it's going to be getting better in the future,” said Koji Watanabe, general manager of the equity investment department…