Region: Global

ICGN Investor Viewpoint: ESG Reporting

October 2018 INVESTOR AGENDA FOR CORPORATE ESG REPORTING A Discussion Paper By Global Investor Organisations On Corporate Esg Reporting Authors: Kris Douma, Principles for Responsible Investment George Dallas, International Corporate […]

ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Common ownership

ICGN Viewpoint Common ownership: do institutional investors really promote anti-competitive behaviour? October 2018 Common ownership, sometimes referred to as horizontal shareholding, is a term that reflects the investment practice of […]

ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Quarterly reporting

ICGN Viewpoint Quarterly reporting: Too much of a good thing? September  2018 The debate over the possible merits and demerits of quarterly reporting is not a new one, and it […]

ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Board succession planning

ICGN Viewpoint Ensuring effective board succession planning June  2018 Many best practice companies have crafted sophisticated processes for board succession which helps ensure continuity and sustainability of corporate performance. However, […]

ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Related Party Transactions

ICGN Viewpoint Related Party Transactions: How to ensure adequate protection of minority shareholder rights June  2018 Related Party Transactions (RPTs) are common occurrences around the globe. The underlying relationships causing […]

ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Investment exclusions

ICGN Viewpoint Investment exclusions: some technical considerations February 2018 Introduction This Viewpoint discusses the technical factors that institutional investors may wish to consider when planning and implementing an exclusion policy […]

ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Share buybacks

ICGN Viewpoint ICGN Viewpoint: Share buybacks and their governance implications May 2017 Introduction Share buybacks have proliferated in recent times. This ICGN Viewpoint examines them from a governance point of […]

ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Differential share ownership structures

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ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Differential share ownership structures

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.