RIAA's Nature Working Group is an initiative to support members in their stewardship responsibilities to protect nature and biodiversity in their business operations and their portfolio of companies.
The Nature Working Group has a three-fold purpose:
- Supporting members to identify and address nature-related investment risks and opportunities including impacts and dependencies
- Supporting members to consider nature in the stewardship of their assets;
- and Finding and sharing the most impactful local and international research and regulatory developments on nature for responsible investors.
The above purpose should be fulfilled with the understanding of the connectedness of this work with Indigenous People and Local Communities, Human Rights and Climate.
To open the meeting, we are pleased to have Glenn Maguire, Head of Governance Research APAC ex Japan at ISS STOXX, join us for our third Nature Working Group for 2025.
Glenn will present on nature related shareholder resolutions and trends. Specifically, insights on shareholder resolutions globally, who proposes them, topic type, shareholder support and engagement.
Following Glenn, we are pleased to have Hugh Bromley, Head of Food, Agriculture and Nature at BloombergNEF.
Hugh Bromley leads BloombergNEF research teams covering sustainable food and agriculture systems, land use, nature and biodiversity. Hugh has 15 years of experience helping companies, investors and policymakers navigate the energy and ecological transition. Hugh previously spearheaded consumer clean-tech research at BNEF, examining how new technologies such as alternative proteins, rooftop solar and electric vehicles can disrupt markets.
In his presentation, Hugh will discuss the impact and dependency of freshwater systems and will also delve into a case study to illustrate this concept in a real-world scenario.
The meeting will then follow with industry, subgroup, policy and advocacy and StockWatch report updates. A special segment will review the 2024–25 Workplan and explore updates aligned with current priorities.
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Hugh Bromley leads BloombergNEF research teams covering sustainable food and agriculture systems, land use, nature and biodiversity. Hugh has 15 years of experience helping companies, investors and policymakers navigate the energy and ecological transition. Hugh previously spearheaded consumer clean-tech research at BNEF, examining how new technologies such as alternative proteins, rooftop solar and electric vehicles can disrupt markets. Before that he led the firm's North America clean energy research, and earlier produced analysis on distributed energy, utility strategy and carbon markets within BNEF's Australia research team. He holds an engineering degree from the University of New South Wales.
Glenn Maguire is the Head ofAsia ex-Japan Governance Research at ISS STOXX. He leads a team of analystsacross multiple Asian markets, providing institutional investors withindependent research, governance insights, and voting recommendations. Glenn’s teamdelivers in-depth assessments of corporate governance practices for publiccompanies, ensuring transparency, accountability, and investor protectionacross the region.
Glenn is a highly experiencedresearcher with a deep understanding of the Asia-Pacific region and capitalmarkets. With three-decades of extensive experience in economic research,policy analysis, and stakeholder engagement on-the-ground in Asia, Glenn bringsa unique perspective to corporate governance. His expertise spans financialmarkets, economic development, regulatory frameworks, and ESG factorsinfluencing investment decisions. Prior to joining ISS STOXX, Glenn held seniorroles in payments/technology, investment banking, commercial banking, andeconomic advisory.
Based in Sydney, Glennoversees research operations across diverse markets, ensuring consistency,quality, and alignment with global governance trends. He holds an EconomicsDegree (Honours) from the University of Newcastle (Australia) and post-graduatecertificates in Data Science and Sustainable Development. Glenn has contributedto influential reports on governance, economic policy, and investment trendsacross Asia.
