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2012 Q1 - Environmental, social and governance quarterly themes

As part of Newton's responsible investment process, members of Newton's Responsible Investment desk explore various aspects of investment as they relate to environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters. This document provides a commentary on a number of issues recently considered.

2011 Q4 - Environmental, social and governance quarterly themes

As part of Newton's responsible investment process, members of Newton's Responsible Investment desk explored various aspects of investment as they relate to environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters. This document provides a commentary on a number of issues.

2011 Q3 - Environmental, social and governance quarterly themes

As part of Newton's responsible investment process, Newton's Responsible Investment Team explores various aspects of investment as they relate to environmental, social and governance matters. This document provides a commentary on a number of issues.

2011 Q2 - Environmental, social and governance quarterly themes

As part of Newton's responsible investment process, the team explores various aspects of investment as they relate to environmental, social and governance matters. This document provides a commentary on hydraulic fracturing, Chinese housing, EC green paper on corporate governance, biofuels and corporate governance in Singapore.

2011 Q1 - Environmental, social and governance quarterly themes

As part of Newton's responsible investment process, the team explores various aspects of investment as they relate to environmental, social and governance matters. This document provides a commentary on the UK Bribery Act, human rights in conflict regions, transparency in the extractive industries, Forest Footprint Disclosure Project, nuclear power and board effectiveness.

2010 Q4 - Environmental, social and governance quarterly themes

As part of Newton's responsible investment process, the team explores various aspects of investment as they relate to environmental, social and governance matters. This document provides a commentary on the UK Stewardship Code, climate change, the CDP's Water Disclosure project and an update on activity relating to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment.

2010 Q3 - Environmental, social and governance quarterly themes

As part of Newton's responsible investment process, the team explores various aspects of investment as they relate to environmental, social and governance matters.This document provides a commentary on the UK Stewardship Code, cluster munitions, hydraulic fracturing and the Forest Footprint Disclosure Project. This is not exhaustive and work often remains ongoing.

2010 Q2 - Responsible investment - Corporate governance and SRI

Newton's responsible investment quarterly report covers corporate governance and SRI activity for Q2 2010. The report details Newton's comprehensive voting profile and includes rationale for resolutions where votes against were instructed during the quarter. The report also covers the quarter's engagement activity undertaken by the responsible investment team on corporate governance issues as well as the wider environmental and social matters facing the companies in which Newton invests.

2010 Q1 - Responsible investment - Corporate governance and SRI

Newton's responsible investment quarterly report covers corporate governance and SRI activity for Q1 2010. The report details Newton's comprehensive voting profile and includes rationale for resolutions where votes against were instructed during the quarter. The report also covers the quarter's engagement activity undertaken by the responsible investment team on corporate governance issues as well as the wider environmental and social matters facing the companies in which Newton invests.