French carmaker Renault will be holding its AGM on 15th June and its voting results will be closely watched due to longstanding concerns about its governance and after its vote on pay was defeated last year.
The pay of Carl …
Read MoreThe Indian financial regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has set up a committee to advise on issues relating to the corporate governance of listed companies. SEBI wants the committee to recommend improvements within the next four …
Read MoreUkraine has adopted a long-awaited law which will improve the corporate governance of its joint stock companies (JSC) as well as the shareholder rights. Legal experts said that the changes will boost the prospects of foreign investment in Ukrainian companies …
Read MoreThe 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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