Region: Global

ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Vote confirmation

December 2016 ICGN Viewpoint on Vote Confirmation Importance of voting as a key component of investor stewardship This Viewpoint explores ongoing challenges investors face in the area of cross-border voting- […]

ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Governance and human rights

ICGN Viewpoint Human rights through a corporate governance lens April 2015 Human rights[1] are attracting increasing attention from a corporate governance perspective as a dimension of both business ethics and […]

ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Risk oversight

ICGN Viewpoint Corporate Risk Oversight Committee view on obstacles and questions in risk oversight May 2014 The issue Breakdowns and deficiencies in corporate risk oversight (most prominently at financial firms) […]

ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Tax arbitrage

ICGN Viewpoint Corporate tax policy and arbitrage March 2014 The issue Tax frameworks in differing jurisdictions allow for legal, but potentially dubious, tax arbitrage possibilities. Conflicting regulatory regimes provide opportunities for […]

ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Tax arbitrage

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ICGN Investor Viewpoint: Tax arbitrage

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.