Content Type: Consultation response

Draft Climate Standard, China Ministry of Finance

Mr. Lin Qiyun Director Accounting Regulatory Department Ministry of Finance No. 3 Sanlihe Nansanxiang, Xicheng District Beijing 100820  23 May 2025  Dear Mr. Qiyun,  Subject: Sustainability Disclosure Standard for Business Enterprises No. 1 – Climate […]

Revisions to Japan Stewardship Code, Japan Financial Services Agency (FSA)

Corporate Accounting and Disclosure Division,  Policy and Markets Bureau,  Financial Services Agency 3-2-1 Kasumigaseki  Chiyoda-ku  Tokyo 100-8967 Japan  18 April 2025  Subject: Draft revisions to the “Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors” «Japan’s Stewardship Code» – To promote […]

King V Code, Institute of Directors South Africa

Institute of Directors South Africa Grayston Ridge Office Park Block B 1st Floor 144 Katherine Street Sandown, Sandton 2196 South Africa  04 April 2025  Subject: Draft King V Code   Below responses to the consultation questions were […]

Revisions to UK Stewardship Code, UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC)

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Revisions to UK Stewardship Code, UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC)

Will Farrell

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.