GEMs ESG materiality: analysing the cost of climate change – Federated Hermes Limited

In the latest issue of their global emerging markets (GEMs) equity ESG report, Federated Hermes Limited probe the risks climate change potentially represents to emerging market companies.

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Federated Hermes provide a further update on South Korea’s ‘Corporate Value-up Programme’, and also discuss the company's broader voting and engagement activity.

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The second half of 2024 saw encouraging progress in Federated Hermes Limited engagement with GEMs Equity holdings. Many of their investments are run by management teams which have shown willingness to confront various sustainability challenges.
To illustrate the company's approach to climate risk in more detail, Federated Hermes Limited provide case studies on Indian hospital chain Max Healthcare and the Brazilian freight railway operator Rumo.
They also provide an update on corporate governance reform in South Korea and discuss the company's engagement with Samsung Electronics.

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