Sustainability reporting

ISSB proposes changes to ease requirements for financial companies

May 2, 2025


The IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has proposed reforms to its climate-related disclosure standards to ease greenhouse gas reporting requirements for companies.

The board has proposed

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Apple

Judge rules Apple violated injunction with continued anticompetitive practices

May 1, 2025


Apple has been referred for a criminal contempt investigation after a US district judge ruled the company continued anticompetitive practices on the App Store, despite a previous injunction.…

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sustainability disclosure, climate standards

ERM, Globescan and Volans launch consultation on sustainability agenda

April 30, 2025


ERM, Globescan and Volans have partnered to develop a wide-ranging stakeholder consultation on the state of the sustainability agenda.

The three sustainability-focused advisory firms have invited businesses, investors, …

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proxy voting

US lobby group urges reform of “outdated” proxy-voting processes

25 April, 2025


Swift action is needed from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Congress to modernise outdated proxy-voting processes, according to a report published on Wednesday (23 April)

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anti-ESG

Oklahoma Treasurer’s Office used Signal for anti-ESG policy discussions, lawsuit says 

April 25, 2025


Jordan Harvey, chief of staff for Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ, used messaging app Signal to communicate and coordinate policy with several groups actively opposing environmental, social

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ESG investing

US Labor Department considers overturning pension fund ESG rule 

April 24, 2025


The US Department of Labor has requested that the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals suspend litigation over a Biden-era rule that allows pension funds to consider environmental, social

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EY

FRC fines EY £4.9m over ‘failures’ on Thomas Cook audits

April 17, 2024


Six years after the collapse of Thomas Cook with £1.7 billion of debt, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has hit EY with a £4.9 million fine over …

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AGM, voting

Nearly a quarter of BP of investors vote against re-election of chair

April 17, 2025


Nearly a quarter of investors have voted against the BP chair Helge Lund’s re-election, citing concerns over the lack of a shareholder vote on the …

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food crisis

Group warns investors of false confidence about food sector’s impending crisis

April 16, 2025


An anonymous group of food industry professionals has warned investors that a number of factors are giving them false confidence about the state of the food …

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dual-class share structures, AGM, shareholder proposals

DEI Debates and ESG Battles: April’s Shareholder Engagement Continues to Surge

April 11, 2025


Daniel Kehoe and Caoimhe Taylor

As we look at the second half of April, the United States is once again experiencing a high rate of shareholder …

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