AGM, voting, digitisation

From Super-Voting to Equal Voting: Lyft’s Class B Share Conversion

September 12, 2025


By Caoimhe Taylor

On 14 August 2025, Lyft Inc’s co-founders Logan Green and John Zimmer announced that they would be leaving the Board, stepping down from their …

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shareholder rights

The White House Loyalty Scorecard: Blurring the Lines Between State and Market

September 11, 2025


By Thomas Bolger

The White House has confirmed reports that the West Wing created a scorecard rating 553 companies on how strongly they have supported …

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Regulatory Round-up: Swiss Supply Chains and Directive Debates

September 11, 2025


By Caoimhe Taylor

The European Commission has continued to move forward with its ‘Omnibus’ proposals, as reported by Minerva Analytics, making comprehensive changes to both the Corporate Sustainability …

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UK law

Fiduciary Duty, Governments and Gaza: The Trustee Dilemma

September 5, 2025


By Anastasiia Semenova and Nabil Subroto

The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) advisory board is considering whether to seek legal clarification from government after a new position paper by …

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defence

Peace, Justice, and Strong Portfolios: Can Defence Ever Be Sustainable?

September 5, 2025


By Anastasiia Semenova

Recent coverage has reignited the debate around whether defence companies have a place in sustainable portfolios. With defence budgets rising across Europe and beyond, …

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climate plans

Investors Drive FTSE 100 to Put Climate Plans to Vote

September 5, 2025


By Daniel Kehoe

Institutional investors are, for a fifth year in a row, ramping up pressure on FTSE 100 companies to allow their shareholders to have …

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NZBA Net-Zero Banking Alliance

NZBA Departure Disaster: Banks’ Alliance Exit Triggers Operations Suspension

August 29, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) has suspended operations following several further high-profile departures of banks from the initiative in recent weeks.

The NZBA this week …

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Democrats Asset Managers

The Democrats Strike Back: Asset Managers Pushed on “Responsible Stewardship” Commitment

August 26, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

In recent months investors have faced what seems to be non-stop letter writing from Republican-led anti-ESG interests, but in a new move 17 …

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Inrate, Swiss Flag. Remuneration CEO Pay.

Rampant Remuneration: Swiss CEO Pay Sees Significant Surge

August 26, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The salaries of CEOs at companies listed on the Swiss stock exchange jumped by more than 7% in 2024, with pay packages climbing back to roughly …

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Culling CSRD, CSDDD: EU-US Trade Deal Poses Significant Sustainability Setback

August 22, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) are set to suffer a significant hit due to the …

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