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Stakeholder Engagement
Stakeholder engagement in sustainable finance ensures financial decision-making is informed by stakeholder perspectives, improving ESG risk management and responsible investment. Financial institutions, investors, and asset managers engage with communities, regulators, and civil society to assess material risks, enhance stewardship, and align capital flows with sustainability goals. Proactive engagement mitigates financial risks related to ESG issues, strengthens accountability, and supports regulatory compliance. It also creates investment opportunities in sustainable finance, including impact investing, climate transition funding, and nature-positive strategies.
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The spectrum of worker participation in corporate governance
This report explores diverse global models of worker participation in corporate governance. It finds that mandatory and exercisable rights drive higher engagement than voluntary systems. While established in Europe and growing in China, the technology sector remains an exception. Support spans the political spectrum and includes major institutional investors.
Boeing: What investors can learn from a cautionary tale in corporate governance
This research briefing examines Boeing's systemic governance failures, tracing the transition from engineering excellence to short-term financialisation. It analyses how misaligned incentives, weak board oversight, and marginalised worker voices obscured operational risks. The report advocates for multi-stakeholder governance and institutionalising worker voice to manage long-term systemic risks.
Speaking up for super members: Australians reflect on active ownership
This report examines Australian superannuation fund members' support for active ownership. Research indicates that while baseline awareness is low, members strongly prefer funds to engage with companies on ESG risks rather than divesting. Evidence shows that managing these material risks enhances long-term financial performance and aligns with member expectations.
Meaningful engagement: Lessons from Canada and other democracies
This report evaluates Canada's public consultation processes for artificial intelligence governance, comparing them with Australia, Colombia, and the United States. It identifies systemic challenges in achieving meaningful citizen engagement and recommends strategies to enhance transparency, inclusivity, and public trust through improved outreach and permanent feedback mechanisms.
Making places better, together: The civic impact of Community Municipal Investments
This report examines Community Municipal Investments (CMIs), a mechanism for UK councils to raise capital from residents. Evidence from 19 councils and 309 investors demonstrates that CMIs create civic value, increase public trust, and offer financial savings of 29 basis points on average against the Public Works Loan Board.
Citizens’ assemblies propose ambitious climate policy but impacts remain limited
This research assesses 488 recommendations from six European climate citizens' assemblies. It finds that 67% were more ambitious than current government policies. However, causal impact on policy was rare, occurring primarily in France (33%) due to strong political leadership, while impact in other cases was minimal or absent.
Coasian stakeholder theory
This report introduces Coasian stakeholder theory, defining stakeholders by their "shutdown power" over specific transactions. It applies the Coase theorem to show how identification, bargaining, and coalition costs affect value creation. The research provides a strategic framework for managing stakeholders through governance design and consolidated opposition.
The connected reporting landscape: GAA Connectivity in Reporting Series
This report examines the conceptual and practical frameworks for connected reporting. It emphasises the strategic role of accountants in integrating financial statements with sustainability disclosures. By addressing organisational silos and regulatory requirements, the document provides actionable guidance for achieving coherent, decision-useful corporate information for investors and key stakeholders.
An investor guide to addressing electric power risk from data center growth
This report examines risks to electricity companies from rapid data centre growth, including community opposition and grid reliability. It evaluates solutions like clean energy, flexible contracting, and demand-side management. The guide provides framework questions for shareholder engagement to ensure utilities manage expansion in a financially disciplined and sustainable manner.
Guidelines on environmental risk management (asset managers) – transition planning
These guidelines outline the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s expectations for asset managers regarding transition planning. They emphasise robust governance, the use of forward-looking risk assessment tools, and active stewardship to manage climate-related risks. Asset managers are encouraged to engage with investee companies rather than divest indiscriminately, supporting financial stability.
Mainstreaming biodiversity into climate finance: Lessons from the DFCD Origination Facility
This report examines how the Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD) Origination Facility integrates biodiversity into climate finance. Through diverse case studies, it highlights pathways for private investment, the necessity of landscape-level perspectives, and the role of technical assistance in making nature-positive business models bankable.
Driving circular economy innovation in India and Kenya
This report evaluates the Circular Economy Innovation Cluster (CEIC) programme in Bengaluru and Nairobi from 2023-2025. It identifies impacts including 124 collaborations, support for 1,550 informal workers, and a potential reduction of 218 kt CO2eq annually through upstream innovation and enhanced ecosystem coordination.
State of blended finance series
State of Blended Finance is a research series examining how public, philanthropic and private capital combine to finance sustainable development in emerging markets. It analyses transaction structures, investor participation, capital mobilisation, development impact, market trends and barriers to scaling blended finance.
Leveraging co-creation for city-level climate action and health co-benefits: Policy lessons from citiES 2030
This report explores how evidence-informed co-creation supports city-level climate action and health co-benefits. Using the citiES 2030 platform as a case study, it details the development of practical health indicators and provides recommendations for policymakers, cities, and researchers to strengthen urban climate governance and implementation.
Beyond sovereignty: Nationally led crisis response in East Africa
This report examines the transition towards nationally led crisis response in East Africa. It identifies barriers within international aid structures while highlighting progress in sub-national governance, social protection, and civil society. Recommendations focus on strengthening state accountability and equitable partnerships across Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, South Sudan, and Ethiopia.
The SDG partnership guidebook: A practical guide to building high-impact multi-stakeholder partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals
This guidebook provides a practical framework for building high-impact multi-stakeholder partnerships for the SDGs. It details the partnering lifecycle, essential building blocks like trust and governance, and strategies for business engagement and system transformation. The resource helps organisations become fit for partnering to maximise collaborative value and impact.
