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US lobby group urges reform of “outdated” proxy-voting processes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Swift action is needed from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Congress to modernise outdated proxy-voting processes, according to a report published on Wednesday (23 April)

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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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virtual meeting, hybrid meeting, shareholder meetings

OECD finds changes to shareholder meetings could reshape corporate governance

April 10, 2025


The way policies and practices for the preparation and conduct of general shareholder meetings are evolving could change essential elements of sound corporate governance, according to the …

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voting rights

AIC bids to change company law with ‘My share, my vote’ petition launch

April 10, 2025


The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) launched its ‘My share, my vote’ campaign petition on 7 April that calls for a change …

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Trump and EU, EU and USA flags above dark sky. Europe Union and United States of America trade, tariffs and political confrontation

Trump orders ban on DEI policies for European companies serving the US government

April 4, 2025


The Trump Administration has issued a letter to several major EU-based companies, urging them to comply with an executive order prohibiting DEI programmes, FT

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Protest

Raiffeisen Bank’s AGM disrupted by protests over ties to sanctioned Russian companies

April 3, 2025


Raiffeisen Bank’s AGM was disrupted by a wave of protests inside and outside the venue, following recent revelations about its transactions with state-linked entities in …

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