ESG engagement pressure on Asia asset owners builds as managers retreat
Support by the world’s leading investment managers on ESG votes tabled by APAC shareholders is waning, which is piling pressure on other institutional investors to take the lead.
Engagement by the world’s leading investment managers with shareholder-led environment, social and governance (ESG) issues in the Asia-Pacific is waning, according to recent data published by BlackRock and Vanguard.
The shift is increasing pressure on asset owners themselves to decide on specific engagement policies regarding proxy voting, Deborah Fuhr, managing partner and co-founder of ETFGI, the global ETF research company, told AsianInvestor in London.
“Governance committees…
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