Biden vetoes bill to overturn DOL ESG rule
March 23, 2023
US President Joe Biden has vetoed a bill that would prevent pension fund managers from considering climate change and ESG factors in their investment decisions.
On March 20, Biden …
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Racial justice audits set to rise in 2023
March 17, 2023
With 2022 being another record year for shareholder proposals on racial justice audits, 2023 looks set to continue the trend.
Analysts agree that the human and economic cost of …
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Shareholders double-down as BP pushes back on climate
March 17, 2023
Shareholder activist group Follow This has urged shareholders to rally behind climate-related resolutions this year after BP pushed back ahead of its annual meeting.
The oil giant has called …
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Kansas anti-ESG bill could reduce pension returns by $3.6bn
March 15, 2023
Kansas’ proposed legislation to prevent ESG considerations by public contractors could lower state pension system returns by $3.6bn over the next decade.
The Protection of Pensions and Businesses …
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Rio Tinto pays $15m penalty over bribery failures
10 March 2023
Rio Tinto has paid the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) $15m to settle charges from the regulator over bribery failures.
In paying the civil penalty, the mining giant is …
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UK social taskforce members revealed
9 March 2023
Membership of the UK’s new social taskforce has been revealed, with Minerva Analytics part of this founding group.
Fifteen senior industry figures from across the pensions and engagement spaces have been named …
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Do more on diversity, SEC urged by ex-chairs
7 March 2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could be doing more in its work to improve diversity within the US financial services industry, several of its former chairwomen have agreed.…
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Activist group Follow This files resolutions against oil majors
March 2, 2023
International climate campaign group Follow This has filed shareholder resolutions against four of the world’s largest oil and gas companies urging them to take swifter action to cut …
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