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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bank sustainable investment, climate change, climate

Congressional Democrats criticise banks for exiting climate coalitions

May 23, 2025


A group of forty Congressional Democrats have written to the CEOs of financial institutions that have recently withdrawn from previous climate change commitments, criticising the move.

In their letter …

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sustainability reporting, EU sustainability reporting, CSRD

EU Parliament proposes further cuts to sustainability reporting requirements

May 22, 2025


A European Parliament committee has proposed measures to further reduce the number of companies that must comply with the EU’s sustainability reporting framework, going much further than …

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Volkswagen

Volkswagen and Porsche shareholders urge CEO to cease dual leadership role

May 21, 2025


Volkswagen and Porsche shareholders have reiterated criticisms of the automakers’ corporate governance, urging the CEO to step down from one of his dual leadership roles.

At …

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AI and Accountability: The Emerging ESG Risk Institutional Investors Can’t Ignore

May 20, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

A shareholder proposal filed by a Canadian trade union has called on Thomson Reuters to strengthen its artificial intelligence (AI) governance framework to …

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dual-class share structures, AGM, shareholder proposals

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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Green energy for clean and sustainable environment. Wind energy used in the industry of factories, machines and technologies. Reducing Co2 emissions and limiting global warming and climate change

Shareholder Showdown: High Dissent Shakes Up Woodside Energy and Plus500 

May 16, 2025


By Daniel Kehoe

The 2025 season has marked a clear shift in shareholder engagement strategy, with ‘Vote no’ campaigns emerging as a prominent tool being utilised by

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BEIS aims to ‘restore’ investor trust in audit and corporate governance

ICGN raises concerns over plan to remove audit oversight powers

May 16, 2025


The International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) has shared concerns over a proposal to revoke the powers of an independent body that oversees audits.

The group sent a

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human rights, EU

UN urges EU to ensure CSDDD revisions protect human rights standards

May 16, 2025


UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has urged the European Union (EU) to ensure any changes made to its Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive …

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plastic pollution

May 16, 2025


The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) has launched a campaign aimed at questioning Colgate-Palmolive and Walmart on their plastic packaging policies. 

The conservative

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