Author Archives: Editor
AGM, voting, digitisation

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

September 12, 2025


By Caoimhe Taylor

On August 14, 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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EU Flags European Commission CSRD CSDDD

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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dual-class share structures, AGM, shareholder proposals, shareholder meetings

Going Nuclear: Japan’s Electric Giants Face Shareholder Pressure

June 13, 2025


By Daniel Kehoe and Caoimhe Taylor

As we move into the latter stages of June we will see a noticeable decline in US shareholder proposals compared to previous months. …

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dual-class share structures, AGM, shareholder proposals, shareholder meetings

Boardroom Breakdowns: Shareholders Clash over Diversity, AI and Climate Accountability

May 30, 2025


By Daniel Kehoe and Caoimhe Taylor

June is the final month of ‘peak season’ before we see a significant drop in US shareholder meetings. Some of the …

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Living Wage

Pressing on Pay: Next Shareholders Strongly Support Living Wage Resolution

May 23, 2025


By Daniel Kehoe

A shareholder resolution at clothing retailer Next requesting action on low pay secured 26.01% votes in favour and the company now has six months …

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dual-class share structures, AGM, shareholder proposals, shareholder meetings

May Madness: Vote No Campaigns & ESG Wars

May 15, 2025


By Daniel Kehoe and Caoimhe Taylor

Proxy season continues as we move into the second half of May, and as expected, there is still high numbers of shareholder proposals …

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