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 investing has had its ups and downs throughout the decades, 2022 saw new challenges spring […]
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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 emitter, and the voting results will place pressure on other large emitters to accelerate their decarbonisation plans.
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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 voting centre-stage The United Nations (UN) High-Level Expert Group on the Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of […]
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The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has seen progress in its case alleging market abuse against the former Globos Plc. CEO, Mr Konstantinos Papadimitrakopoulos, and former CFO, Mr Dimitris Gryparis.
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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.
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Pensions Minister, Guy Opperman, has continued his turbulent summer of resignation, reinstatement, and removal from the position.
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ESG investing has been met with hostility in the state of Texas, with Comptroller Glenn Hegar publishing blacklist of ESG funds.
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Net-zero plans have come to saturate both business and political news on all levels, from independent stores and local councils to major transnational corporations.
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Guy Opperman, the longest-serving minister for pensions resigned yesterday shortly before Boris Johnson announced his own resignation. Opperman made his motive clear on Twitter, stating it “has been an honour, and a great responsibility to serve as a minister but we need leadership change, and I have resigned.”
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After more than two years of delays, the UN’s Biodiversity Summit is back on the international agenda.
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