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Shortlists Announced for the ICGN Global Stewardship Disclosure Awards 2024

Shortlists Announced for the ICGN Global Stewardship Disclosure Awards 2024

The investors shortlisted for the ICGN Global Stewardship Disclosure Awards 2024, which recognise excellence and innovation in public disclosures globally, have been announced by the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN), an investor-led body with members representing assets under management in excess of $77 trillion.          

Announcing the shortlists, Jen Sisson, ICGN’s CEO, said:

Stewardship is an important part of an investor’s responsibilities on behalf their clients and beneficiaries and ICGN has a long history of supporting the development and recognition of best practice in the field. Effective stewardship enhances overall financial market stability and economic growth, focusing on long-term value creation, and is an example of the constructive dialogue we want to see more of between boards and shareholders. Congratulations to the investors shortlisted for these Awards!”

The shortlisted nominees in each of the categories are:

Asset Owners £60 billion and above AUM

Shortlisted nominees in alphabetical order:

  • AustralianSuper, Australia
  • California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), USA
  • Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd., Japan
  • Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), Norwa

Asset Owners under £60 billion AUM

Shortlisted nominees in alphabetical order:

  • AP2 Andra AP-fonden, Sweden
  • Church of England Pensions Board, UK
  • New Zealand Superannuation Fund, New Zealand
  • Railpen, UK
  • Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), Malaysia
  • University Pension Plan, Ontario (UPP), Canada

Asset Managers £60 billion and over AUM

Shortlisted nominees in alphabetical order:

  • Alliance Bernstein (AB), USA
  • AXA Investment Managers (AXA), France
  • Robeco Institutional Asset Management BV, Netherlands
  • Schroders Investment Management (Schroders), UK
  • T. Rowe Price (TRP), USA

Asset Managers under £60 billion AUM

Shortlisted nominees in alphabetical order:

  • Berenberg Asset Management, Germany
  • Downing LLP, UK
  • GAM Investments, Switzerland

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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.