SEC forms climate and ESG taskforce

SEC lambasted over shareholder rights change as companies fail to meet ESG targets 

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has come under fire from investor groups after it voted to adopt amendments to its shareholder proposal rules.

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PLSA publishes Implementation Statement reporting templates

PLSA publishes vote reporting templates for UK pension schemes

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has published vote reporting templates to help schemes enact their shareholder voting rights.

The PLSA has published two different sets of guidance – one …

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Lost Votes - concern mounts over corporate governance in Japan

Lost Votes – concern mounts over corporate governance in Japan

Corporate governance has come under the spotlight in Japan after one of its biggest providers of shareholder services said it may have miscounted investor votes at almost 1,000 companies ahead

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Investors challenge EU’s sustainability approach

Investors challenge EU’s sustainability approach

A range of investors and other financial market participants have poured cold water on the EU’s proposals to establish a standard classification system for sustainable investments.

The Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group (SMSG), which operates …

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Investors urge companies to account for climate-related risks

Investors urge companies to account for climate-related risks

The impact of climate change risks on company profits and assets is now so high that it should be included in their financial reports, according to a group of investors.

The investors, …

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Write down governance standards to improve them, study finds

Write down governance standards to improve them, study finds

Organisations and people are more likely to commit to a higher standard of corporate governance if their purpose is written down, according to research by Washington University in St Louis.

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Global standard-setters unite on sustainability reporting

Global standard-setters unite on sustainability reporting

Five leading global reporting standard-setters have agreed to work together to develop a comprehensive sustainability reporting regime for companies.

The breakthrough was announced on 11 September in a joint statement from the CDP, the …

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Investor group urges SEC to reopen proxy rules comment period

A group of investors is calling on the SEC to reopen the comment period on amendments to shareholder proxy rules after new data was submitted by its Division of Economic

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EU-wide push expected on corporate long termism

EU-wide push expected on corporate long termism

New legislation and heavier enforcement actions could be on their way for EU companies following fresh concerns they are neglecting long-term value creation for shareholders.

Entitled, ‘Study on directors’ duties and sustainable

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UK-listed companies offered Covid-19 issuance lifeline

UK-listed companies offered Covid-19 issuance lifeline

UK-listed companies hit by Covid-19 are being given an additional lifeline as the Pre-Emption Group (PEG) extends the easing of its issuance guidelines, allowing more share capital to be raised from shareholders.

The …

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