Proxy advisors and political dynamics in ethical investment campaigns. Proxy advisors provide guidance to more than 90% of the market’s large institutional investors, making them powerful allies or ob

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Proxy advisors and political dynamics in ethical investment campaigns. Proxy advisors provide guidance to more than 90% of the market’s large institutional investors, making them powerful allies or obstacles for activist campaigns for ethical investment. This project aims to reveal proxy advisors' role in spreading ethical investment norms, by analysing the power structures of the investment ecosystem through a world-first multi-country study of ethical investment campaigns on climate change, modern slavery, and First Nations’ land rights. Expected outcomes include the development of a novel typology for understanding influence in the realm of investment politics, and an evidence-base to provide benefits of guiding regulatory action and enhancing efforts to leverage market mechanisms to combat global problems.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 4408 - Political Science. Lead: Dr Erin O'Brien