The median pay of the 200 highest earning US chief executives (CEOs) rose to $16.9m in fiscal year 2016 according to the annual study of US CEO pay by advisory firm Equilar and those included on this list saw a …
Read MoreAmerican companies, responsible investment campaigners and city mayors have voiced their support for the Paris climate change agreement after President Donald Trump confirmed he would withdraw the US from the accord. During his election campaign last year Trump had …
Read MoreRoyal London Asset Management (RLAM), voiced concerns about the unusual remuneration and board structure of Glencore ahead of its May 24 AGM.
The voting results show RLAM’s concerns may have been shared by other shareholders. While all Glencore’s resolutions …
Read MoreCompliance with the Japanese corporate governance code of 2015 shows strong compliance according to research published by the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE).
The Code contains five general principles, 30 principles, and 38 supplementary principles and like the UK code …
Read MoreShareholders back management on climate change
Shareholders in oil giant Shell overwhelmingly gave their backing to management and its approach to planning for a transition to a low carbon economy at its AGM this week (23rd May). The voting results…
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Tesco, the UK’s largest retailer by sales, to commit the company to use 100% renewable electricity by 2030, which the responsible investment pressure group, ShareAction, said was partly due to the influence of investors.
Tesco has become one of
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Oil giant Shell is facing a shareholder resolution at its AGM next week (23rd May) calling for it to set and publish targets for reduction of its greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) that are aligned with the Paris Climate Agreement goal …
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The US Council Institutional Investors (CII) and individual institutional investors have voiced their continued opposition to the Financial CHOICE Act, which has been proposed and passed by the House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee.
The CII and over …
Read MoreThe UK’s general election campaign highlighted workers rights and representation as well as executive pay.
With the main parties launching their manifestos this week the Conservative Party reiterated its commitment, that appeared in the government’s corporate governance green paper…
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