Policy area: Best practices in investor stewardship

ICGN Investor Viewpoint: The Board of Directors & Climate Change 

ICGN Viewpoint  The Board of Directors & Climate Change   15 July 2020     Introduction  The Covid-19 health emergency has plunged the world into unprecedented crisis.  It has also forced business leaders, policy makers and investors to confront the […]

ICGN Viewpoint: COVID-19 and Executive Remuneration 

ICGN Viewpoint   COVID-19 and Executive Remuneration  June 2020  The global COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need for a holistic view of governance responsibilities, encompassing not just financial metrics but a wide range […]

Statement to the Council of Experts on the Stewardship Code, Japan Financial Services Agency (FSA)

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Statement to the Council of Experts on the Stewardship Code, Japan Financial Services Agency (FSA)

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.