The International Corporate Governance Network’s (ICGN) is pleased to congratulate the winners of the 2024 ICGN Achievement Awards, which recognise and celebrate excellence in corporate governance and investor stewardship.
The International Corporate Governance Network’s (ICGN) is pleased to congratulate the winners of the 2024 ICGN Achievement Awards, which recognise and celebrate excellence in corporate governance and investor stewardship.
Rising Star Award
Excellence in Corporate Governance Award
Excellence in Stewardship Award
Lifetime Achievement Award
Asset Owners – £60 billion and above AUM Winner: British Columbia Investment Management Corporation
Asset Owners – Under £60 billion AUM Winner: Permodalan Nasional Berhad
Asset Managers – £60 billion and above AUM Winner: Nordea Asset Management
Asset Managers – Under £60 billion AUM Winner: Sands Capital Management, LLC
Excellence in Corporate Governance Award
Excellence in Stewardship Award
Asset Managers £60 billion and above AUM
Asset Managers under £60 billion AUM
Asset Owners – £60 billion and above AUM
Asset Owners – under £60 billion AUM
The International Corporate Governance Network’s (ICGN) is pleased to congratulate the winners of the 2024 ICGN Achievement Awards, which recognise and celebrate excellence in corporate governance and investor stewardship.
Led by investors responsible for assets under management of around US$77 trillion, ICGN advances the highest standards of corporate governance and investor stewardship worldwide in pursuit of long-term value creation, contributing to sustainable economies, societies, and the environment.
A record number of nominations was received this year and a global shortlist of nominees was created by our Awards Committee and reviewed by independent judging panels. After careful consideration, the following winners were presented with their Awards on 16 July in a ceremony at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London:
Rising Star Award – to recognise an individual in the early stages of their careers in corporate governance or stewardship who has already made a valuable contribution, and demonstrated the potential to be a future leader
Excellence in Corporate Governance Award – to recognise individuals, organisations, and collaborative initiatives whose actions have contributed significantly to making effective corporate governance a reality in the markets in which they operate.
Excellence in Stewardship Award – to recognise individuals, organisations, and collaborative initiatives whose actions have contributed significantly to making effective stewardship a reality in the markets in which they operate.
Lifetime Achievement Awards – to recognise individuals who have demonstrated exceptional achievements in the field of corporate governance over an extended period of time.
The ICGN Board of Governors also named Robert Augustus Gardner “Bob” Monks as a recipient of the ICGN Lifetime Achievement Award; Richard Bennett of ValueEdge Advisors LLP accepted the Award on Bob’s behalf.
Anne-Marie Jourdan, Chair of the ICGN Awards Committee, said:
“This year, the ICGN Awards Committee was privileged to receive the highest number of nominations for the Achievement Awards in our history. The nominees, both individuals and organisations, are from all over the world and have made significant contributions to raise the bar for corporate governance and stewardship practices.
The Awards serve to showcase the increasingly challenging work by the nominees to improve corporate governance and enhance investor stewardship, bringing an international awareness to vital work that supports global markets and enhances long-term value creation. We are delighted to shine a spotlight on their work, which we hope will serve as a source of inspiration for others to replicate. On behalf of the ICGN Awards Committee, I would like to congratulate the shortlisted nominees and winners of each Award.”
Chair of ICGN’s Board Ian Burger said:
“We are delighted to recognize the work of these very worthy winners from around the world, demonstrating the global efforts to advance standards of corporate governance and stewardship. Congratulations!”
ICGN would like to congratulate all our 2024 Achievement Award winners, as well as all the shortlisted nominees, and thank everyone who nominated a candidate. We appreciate the time and contribution of the ICGN Awards Committee and our independent judging panels.
The winners of the ICGN Global Stewardship Disclosure Awards 2024, which recognise excellence and innovation in public disclosures globally, have been presented today by the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN), an investor-led body with members representing assets under management in excess of $77 trillion.
Anne-Marie Jourdan, chair of the ICGN Awards Committee said:
“On behalf of the Awards Committee, I am pleased to congratulate the winners of the ICGN Global Stewardship Disclosure Awards 2024. These awards recognise investors who provide meaningful disclosure of their stewardship policies and transparency in their reporting. This year includes truly global investors, who are engaging in stewardship disclosure we see as good practice that other investors may wish to consider.”
All the shortlisted investors demonstrated a global approach to integrating investor stewardship into high quality reporting, transparency of voting statistics and disclosure of the funds’ investment strategies. They all deserve recognition for their work and the Awards Committee noted the challenge of selecting winners, given the high standard.
Announcing the winners, Jen Sisson, ICGN’s CEO, said:
“Effective stewardship enhances overall financial market stability and economic growth, focusing on long-term value creation, and is an example of the constructive dialogue we want to see more of between boards and shareholders. ICGN is pleased to showcase the work being done to advance stewardship – an important part of an investor’s responsibilities on behalf of their clients and beneficiaries – around the world. Congratulations to the worthy winners of these Awards!”
The winners and commendations in each of the categories are:
Asset Owners £60 billion and above AUM
Asset Owners under £60 billion AUM
Asset Managers £60 billion and over AUM
Asset Managers under £60 billion AUM
Winners were announced during an Awards Ceremony held as part of the ICGN Global Stewardship Forum and AGM, on Thursday, 26 September 2024.
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Federated Hermes
Assistant Manager, EOS
London
Will co-leads the climate change theme at EOS, the stewardship arm of Federated Hermes Limited, where his coverage includes companies in Europe and Australia, primarily financial services, energy, chemicals, and materials. Prior to joining EOS, Will worked in the energy and infrastructure investment banking team at Macquarie Capital, where he specialised in renewable energy. Before that, Will held a number of roles across the UK climate policy space, including as a parliamentary researcher for Rt. Hon. Chris Skidmore MP on climate and energy issues, and as a climate and economic policy analyst at a diplomatic institute. He was appointed as a voluntary adviser to Rt. Hon. Alok Sharma MP, President of COP26, on preparations for COP26 after co-founding a Westminster climate policy group in 2019, which engaged MPs and Members of the House of Lords to advocate for more ambition on climate action in public policy. Will has a Bachelor’s degree (1st Class Honours) in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.