In the face of the global polycrisis of war, climate change, slow growth, and political instability, many corporate leaders are revaluating their net zero commitments to prioritize concerns such as supply chain resources, high interest rates, and declining consumer demand amid a cost-of-living crisis.

In this episode of Sound Progress, our host Herschel Pant speaks to Simon Rawson, Deputy Chief Executive of ShareAction; Gilles Guibout, Head of European Equity Strategies at AXA IM; and Héloïse Courault, Senior Corporate Governance and Stewardship Analyst at AXA IM, about shifting corporate priorities and why it is important that CEOs hold steady on their sustainability commitments.

Héloïse references AXA IM’s Corporate Governance and Voting Policy in this episode. For the full details, please refer to the following links for additional information:

Stewardship & Engagement | Responsible Investing | AXA IM Corporate (axa-im.com)

AXA IM calls on companies to appropriately report on their climate lobbying activities in its updated voting policy | AXA IM Corporate (axa-im.com)

Recorded on 7 March 2024

An AXA IM podcast

Produced by GOOM

Music performed by Sum Wave, composed by Niclas Gustavsson

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