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ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Biodiversity as Systemic Risk Viewpoint

Biodiversity as Systemic Risk   10 Game-Changers for Board Directors and Stewardship Teams  January 2023  Introduction  For the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN), the primary obligation of investor fiduciaries is to align investment […]

OECD Corporate Governance Committee, 21 November 2022

OECD Corporate Governance Committee  Revisions to the G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance     21 November 2022 (11:35 – 13:15)  Thank you Kanda san and congratulations on the Revised G20/OECD Principles.  In fact, ICGN adopted the OECD Principles in 1999 until we developed […]

ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Shareholder Meetings and Investor Dialogue – The New Normal  

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ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Shareholder Meetings and Investor Dialogue – The New Normal  

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.