Retrenchment or reform? The SEC and ESG proposals under Trump
Investors and lawyers look at the implications of changes at the White House and SEC for environmental and social shareholder resolutions. The post Retrenchment or reform? The SEC and ESG proposals...
View ArticleInvestor Stewardship 2024
Who occupies the hottest seat on a board of directors? It depends on the circumstances While a CEO might face the toughest questions when an activist investor shows up, and the chief financial officer...
View ArticleInfluenceMap: Asset owners underutilize stewardship and advocacy opportunities
New analysis of the world’s largest insurers and pension funds (representing over $17 trillion in assets) finds that only a limited number are utilizing their influential position to drive climate...
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Asset Owners Question Their Managers About Falling Support for ESG Proposals
NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2024 – A group of asset owners today announced that they had sent letters to their top asset managers questioning a marked drop in their support for shareholder...
View ArticleEU urged not to make ‘arbitrary’ cuts to sustainability disclosure rules
Nearly 100 NGOs, think tanks and membership bodies have written to Commission president Ursula von der Leyen The post EU urged not to make ‘arbitrary’ cuts to sustainability disclosure rules first...
View ArticleStuck in the Middle with ESG: What Companies Can Expect in 2025 & Beyond
After a much-anticipated election cycle in the U.S., Republicans will take over the White House and control both chambers of Congress. This shift in power will significantly impact ESG initiatives....
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Vote Your Proxies – See 2025’s Proxy Memos and Exempt Solicitations
Why is voting proxy ballots so important? The shareholder proposal process allows both large and small shareholders to alert corporate boards and the investor community to their concerns and to...
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Investors Call on Pharma Companies to Conduct Human Rights Due Diligence to...
NEW YORK, NY, MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2024 – Shareholders in leading pharma companies today announced that they had filed a series of proposals for 2024 proxies calling for a formal human rights due...
View ArticleUPDATED—en banc Fifth Circuit puts the kibosh on the Nasdaq board diversity...
In August 2021, the SEC approved a Nasdaq proposal for new listing rules regarding board diversity and disclosure, accompanied by a proposal to provide free access to a board recruiting service. The...
View ArticleThree important lessons we’re applying to our new tech-focused strategy
As an organization committed to learning, we continuously reflect on what it means to achieve complex goals in a complex world. The question we are currently grappling with: How is the tech system...
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