2022 in review: ESG at the crossroads
December 23, 2022
With 2022 coming to a close, Minerva takes a brief look at the major trends seen this year and comments on the future of ESG investing.
Whilst responsible or ESG …
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Shareholder takeover rocks AGL board
November 18, 2022
AGL Energy’s Board was overhauled at its recent AGM due to concerns over its climate risk management and a shareholder campaign by tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes. AGL is Australia’s largest greenhouse gas …
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Finance day at the 27th Conference of Parties (COP27) came and went this week, with several significant announcements in the world of green finance.
This article condenses some of the most important stories for Minerva’s readers.
High-Level panel puts proxy
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US racial justice audits on the rise
November 04, 2022
In this analysis, Minerva’s Senior Stewardship Analyst, Thomas Bolger, examines trends identified in connection with racial justice audit shareholder requests in the 2021 and 2022 US proxy seasons.
With 2022 …
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Opperman leaves pensions ministry
September 30, 2022
Pensions Minister, Guy Opperman, has continued his turbulent summer of resignation, reinstatement, and removal from the position. After supporting former Chancellor Rishi Sunak during the leadership race with the newly appointed prime minister …
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Texas, Florida blacklist ESG investing
September 2, 2022
States reliant on fossil fuels have labelled ESG as ‘too political’
ESG investing has been met with hostility in the state of Texas. As the largest producer of the US’s fossil fuels, …
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UN combats greenwashing with new panel
July 8, 2022
The United Nations (UN) has brought together a panel of experts aimed at reducing greenwashing by companies in their net-zero commitments
Net-zero plans have come to saturate both business and political …
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Finance Ministers join MP exodus as Boris Johnson resigns
June 8, 2022
Update: Guy Opperman was reappointed as Pensions Minister on June 8, shortly after the publication of this article. In a statement on Twitter, Opperman said he had …
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Biodiversity COP further postponed
July 2, 2022
After a series of delays, COP15 on Biodiversity has been further postponed this week.
After more than two years of delays, the UN’s Biodiversity Summit is back on the international agenda. Originally planned …
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