Policy area: Strong and effective boards

ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Duties of Boards in Company Groups 

ICGN Viewpoint  Duties of Boards in Company Groups  October 2020  To “take one for the team” is an expression originating in baseball – a sport somehow still popular among certain demographics in North America, the Caribbean, Japan, Korea and […]

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 Investor Viewpoint: Artificial Intelligence and Board Effectiveness

ICGN Viewpoint  Artificial Intelligence and Board Effectiveness  February 2020  Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a broadly used term to describe computer-based technologies that employ complex logic to perform tasks.   The potential applications of AI are wide in scope and pose commercial opportunities […]

ICGN Investor Viewpoint: The Board’s Role in Overseeing Culture 

ICGN Viewpoint  The Board’s Role in Overseeing Culture  January 2020  Regulators and investors across the globe are interested in how companies leverage culture to accelerate long-term success and enhance viability.1 Culture is becoming a substantial factor in investor […]

ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Capital Allocation

ICGN Viewpoint CAPITAL ALLOCATION July 2019 Introduction Capital allocation often flies below the radar as a governance issue or a topic for investor – shareholder and bondholder – engagement. Yet, […]

ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Innovation: The Role of the Board and Investors

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ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Innovation: The Role of the Board and Investors

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.