UKSIF Ownership Day: Social Issues Taskforce

UKSIF Ownership Day: Social Issues Taskforce

Author: UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association April 4, 2023 Duration: 29:44

Ahead of our next series of the UKSIF Leadership Podcast, we are pleased to bring you a special episode from our Ownership Day on 8th March. Our policy manager, Heidi, is joined by Maria Nazarova-Doyle, Head of Responsible Investments and Stewardship at Scottish Widows and Valeria Piani, Head of Stewardship at Phoenix Group. They discuss the role of the Social Issues Taskforce, the creation of the group, what can (and is being) done as well as the future of social impact for asset owners.


Ownership Day 2023 was kindly sponsored by FTSE Russell and Maanch.

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