New think tank to scrutinise impact, efficacy of investor engagement
By Susanna Rust2021-02-02T12:00:00+00:00 A new company, Universal Owner, has been established to measure the efficacy of climate change-focussed engagement by investors. The start-up is the creation of Thomas O’Neill, who co-founded InfluenceMap, an NGO that also challenges investors and investor groups on the credibility and robustness of their pledges and actions. O’Neill said he left InfluenceMap “to focus on the concept of impact and helping institutional investors achieve it through their engagements”. Universal Owner is aiming to formally launch in February with publication of...