Recently appointed CEO of Aviva Investors Mark Versey has outlined the firm’s key stewardship priorities for 2021, with the coronavirus pandemic having shone a spotlight on deep-rooted and longstanding societal challenges that asset managers are now working to address.
Writing in his first CEO letter, Versey said it is essential that the asset manager grasps the opportunities to reposition its "businesses, economies and societies on a more sustainable footing". He identified five key issues that will guide Aviva's engagement activities, voting intentions and investment decisions in 2021. Climate change Aviva Investors expects all companies to align with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) position that the world needs to limit the temperature rise to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. "We expect all c...
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