Canada’s Big Six Banks Under Fire: AI, Child Labour Risks & the Push for Energy Transparency
March 27, 2025
Daniel Kehoe and Caoimhe Taylor
As we move into April, the ‘Big Six’ Canadian Banks once again are prominent on shareholder …
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SEC votes to end defence of climate disclosure rules
March 28, 2025
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will no longer defend regulations requiring companies to disclose climate-related risks and greenhouse gas emissions.
The commission’s two Republicans, acting chair Mark …
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EU moves closer to approving “fast-tracked” Omnibus package
March 28, 2025
EU member states’ representatives have agreed on the approach that the Council of the EU will take in negotiations regarding a proposal to simplify sustainability reporting rules.
The Omnibus …
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Greenpeace ordered to pay over $660m for anti-fossil fuel protest
March 27, 2025
A North Dakota jury has ruled that Greenpeace must pay more than $660 million in damages for its involvement in an anti-fossil fuel protest against Energy Transfer.…
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CII Updates Reincorporation & Shareholder Voting Rights Policies
March 21, 2025
On 10 March 2025 the Council of Institutional Investors’ US Asset Owner Members approved two amendments to its policies on corporate governance.
The First Amendment …
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Rio Tinto pushes for shareholders to back dual-listed structure
March 21, 2025
Rio Tinto, the world’s largest iron-ore miner, has urged its shareholders to vote against plans to review its dual-listed company (DLC) structure in London and Sydney.
Ahead of …
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SBTi proposes updates to Corporate Net-Zero Standard framework
March 21, 2025
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has released a draft update to its Corporate Net-Zero Standard, introducing proposed measures to accelerate corporate decarbonisation.
The draft standard introduces proposed updates…
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Shaping digital access to company disclosures in the EU
March 21, 2025
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is running a consultation on the Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) for companies’ digital disclosures (ESEF) and the EU’s data portal (EEAP/ESAP) …
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Shareholder Resolutions: ESG dominates the debate
March 19, 2025
Daniel Kehoe and Caoimhe Taylor
ESG proposals have once again been at the forefront of shareholder resolutions as we enter the second half of March. Looking towards the upcoming AGMs, we …
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FCA pushes back on defence and ESG regulations
March 14, 2025
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has responded to suggestions from government MPs that its sustainable regulation regime was adversely impacting investment in the defence sector, saying that “there is …
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