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20 March 2026
Sustainable investing & AI: A conversation with Neil Brown
Neil Brown has spent his career at the intersection of responsible investment and technology. He shares his perspective on AI's potential to transform sustainable investing and investor stewardship.
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5 February 2026
6 challenges, 10 recommendations: The IA's blueprint for better stewardship
The Investment Association has published a stewardship review identifying six systemic challenges and ten practical recommendations for improving engagement practices across the UK investment industry.
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19 December 2025
Most Significant Votes: ANZ, NAB, Westpac, Dyno Nobel, Atlassian, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, African Rainbow Minerals, Anglo American
This week's Most Significant Votes highlights notable shareholder dissent at Australian banks, tech majors, and mining companies. Climate accountability, executive pay, and governance reforms are in focus.
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5 December 2025
Most Significant Votes: Wisetech, The Reece Group, Ramsay Health Care, Oracle, News Corp, Novo Nordisk, Campbell's, Cracker Barrel
Governance, pay structures, and founder control arrangements feature prominently in this week's shareholder dissent data across Australian technology and healthcare companies, US tech and media majors, and European pharmaceuticals.
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11 November 2025
From engagement to impact: Applying the CFA Institute's guidance for listed-equity investors
The CFA Institute has published new guidance on how listed-equity investors can demonstrate real-world impact through engagement and stewardship. We examine what the framework means in practice.
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7 November 2025
Most Significant Votes (w/e 7th November)
The inaugural edition of Most Significant Votes highlights shareholder dissent at a range of companies across the week's AGMs and general meetings. Paul Lee examines the votes that reveal investor priorities and emerging governance concerns.
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17 October 2025
Introducing Most Significant Votes: Revealing the signals behind shareholder dissent
We're launching a new regular series to cut through the noise of weekly AGM data and spotlight the votes that truly matter, written by Paul Lee, our Head of Stewardship Insights.
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14 October 2025
When alliances fold: What the end of NZBA means for climate finance and investor stewardship
The Net-Zero Banking Alliance has dissolved its membership structure. We examine why voluntary alignment failed and what it means for investor stewardship and climate accountability going forward.
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24 July 2025
New product launch: Impactive Intelligence
We're delighted to announce the beta launch of Impactive Intelligence — a new AI-powered platform designed to bring clarity and structure to ESG engagement across the sustainable finance ecosystem.
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18 July 2025
Why Stewardship needs a system upgrade: A featured opinion by our CEO in Net Zero Investor
CEO Mais Callan makes a powerful case for rethinking the infrastructure behind stewardship — how the current system must evolve into something smarter, scalable, and impact-focused.
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5 June 2025
The UK Stewardship Code 2026: Progress or a Step Back?
The FRC has unveiled the long-awaited update to the UK Stewardship Code. While the revisions address long-standing criticisms, some observers worry that environmental and social responsibility has been diluted.
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Welcome to the Impactive Blog
We're launching our blog as a place to share what we're learning about technology, strategy, and impact. This is our first post.
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31 March 2025
Chains of Influence: Impactive Tech interviewed in global engagement research report
Impactive Tech was the only stewardship technology provider interviewed for the landmark Chains of Influence report, which analyses power dynamics between asset owners, managers, and companies across 12 countries.
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3 March 2025
A quick guide to investment stewardship
Investment stewardship has evolved into a critical function for asset managers and institutional investors. This guide covers its key components, regulatory frameworks, best practices, and the role of technology.
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20 February 2025
SEC's new guidance on stewardship: A game-changer for US investor engagement?
The SEC has shaken up the landscape of shareholder engagement with new interpretive guidance that may have a chilling effect on stewardship activities by large asset managers.
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5 February 2025
Balancing growth and net-zero goals in infrastructure
The UK government's renewed support for a third runway at Heathrow Airport has reignited debate over the balance between economic growth and environmental commitments.
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21 January 2025
The UK government's vision for AI: What it means for responsible investors
The UK government's AI Action Plan aims to drive economic growth and position Britain as a global leader in AI. With a light regulatory touch, the onus falls on investors to ensure companies adopt robust AI governance.
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15 January 2025
How technology is transforming stewardship: Impactive featured in ESG Investor
In a recent ESG Investor article, Mais Callan shared insights into how asset managers are leveraging innovative tools to enhance the efficiency and impact of their engagement and voting activities.
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26 November 2024
Time to get the UK Stewardship Code right
The Financial Reporting Council has launched a consultation on proposed updates to the UK Stewardship Code, representing an important step in adapting the Code to align with evolving investment practices.
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4 October 2024
Mais Callan talks with Quietroom about tech's role in stewardship oversight
In a Wednesday Wisdom webinar hosted by Quietroom, Mais Callan explored how cloud-based platforms and AI-driven tools are transforming stewardship oversight for asset owners.
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11 September 2024
UK Stewardship Code: 5 New Changes for Signatories
The FRC has announced crucial updates to the UK Stewardship Code that aim to reduce reporting burdens for signatories while enhancing the Code's effectiveness across five priority areas.
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3 July 2024
Nawar Alsaadi joins Impactive's Advisory Board
We are thrilled to announce the addition of Nawar Alsaadi to Impactive Tech as a new advisory board member, bringing extensive experience in stewardship and ESG startups.
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26 June 2024
On-demand webinar: How to meet stewardship expectations in the UK SDR and beyond
Experts from Premier Miton Investors, Alpha FMC, and Impactive Tech guide you through the stewardship requirements of the UK's new Sustainability Disclosure Requirements.
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25 April 2024
One highly effective way asset managers can win the trust and loyalty of asset owners in stewardship
Offering clients access to underlying engagement data is one of the most effective ways asset managers can differentiate themselves and build genuine trust with asset owners.
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7 March 2024
The SDR regulation and what it means for investors in the UK
The Sustainability Disclosure Requirements regulation introduced by the UK's FCA is a landmark policy introducing four voluntary sustainability labels, enhanced disclosures, and anti-greenwashing rules.
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13 February 2024
Watch Webinar — Investors: Building Efficient ESG Reporting Strategies
Four experts in responsible investment share their insights and strategies for addressing ESG reporting challenges including the Stewardship Code, TCFD, SDR, and SFDR in this on-demand webinar.
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29 January 2024
7 essential reasons asset managers should be tracking ESG engagements in 2024
ESG factors have become integral considerations for asset managers, with rising investor demand, evolving regulations, and increasing business impacts. Seven compelling reasons to track ESG engagements as a 2024 priority.
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7 December 2023
TCFD-aligned reporting and the role of investor engagement
The TCFD framework has rapidly gained global prominence as climate risk disclosure becomes mandatory across the UK financial sector. This article spotlights UK regulations driven by TCFD and the critical role of engagement.
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6 November 2023
It's time for practical solutions in sustainable finance: In conversation with Justin Kew
Justin Kew, who has led ESG roles at Fidelity International and Carmignac, shares his journey into sustainable finance and calls for practical solutions over conference-circuit optimism.
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3 October 2023
The Power of SaaS for Stewardship Management
As investment stewardship is further embedded in regulations and client expectations, effective systems to manage, track, and report these activities are now vital. Ten reasons why purpose-built SaaS is the ideal choice.
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12 September 2023
Asset manager-owner alignment and transparency are key to unlocking effective stewardship: In conversation with Samantha Chew
Impactive spoke with Samantha Chew, Stewardship Lead at Aegon UK, about the challenges asset owners face and the critical need for greater transparency between asset managers and owners.
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30 June 2023
What is engagement washing...and how to avoid it
Engagement washing is a concerning trend where firms exaggerate the level or impact of their ESG interactions with holding companies. Seven practical tips for asset managers and owners to navigate this growing problem.
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29 June 2023
Investors lack agility because the IT landscape isn't in the right shape: In conversation with Simon Callan
Simon Callan, CTO at Impactive, shares his passion for technology, what brought him into the ESG investment world, and his observations about the challenges and opportunities asset managers face in the tech space.
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