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Highlights the need to define a strong, robust and transparent governance system to ensure the implementation of the 2030 renewable energy target with due respect for national competences in determining the energy mix, while allowing for full democratic control and scrutiny of energy policies; calls for an intensive replication of the current successful system of national targets, national Renewable Energy Plans and biennial reports; believes that these should be embedded in the Renewable Energy Directive, which must ensure accountable, effective and transparent monitoring of Member States’ commitments and the implementation of existing European legislation, in order to lay the foundation for a well-functioning European Energy ...[+++]Union.

However, the experience of the last years has shown that institutional investors and asset managers often do not engage properly with companies in which they hold shares and that capital markets often exert pressure on companies to perform in the short term, which jeopardizes the long–term financial and non-financial performance of companies and leads, among several other negative consequences, to a suboptimal level of investments, for example in research and development to the detriment of the long-term performance of the companies.

However, the experience of the last years has shown that institutional investors and asset managers often do not engage properly with companies in which they hold shares and that capital markets often exert pressure on companies to perform in the short term, which jeopardizes the long–term financial and non-financial performance of companies and leads, among several other negative consequences, to a suboptimal level of investments, for example in research and development to the detriment of the long-term performance of the companies.

However, the experience of the last years has shown that institutional investors and asset managers often do not engage with companies in which they hold shares and evidence shows that capital markets exert strong pressure on companies to perform primarily in the short term, which may lead to a suboptimal level of investments, for example in research and development, to the detriment of long-term performance of both the companies and the investor.