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Peace, Justice, and Strong Portfolios: Can Defence Ever Be Sustainable?

September 5, 2025


By Anastasiia Semenova

Recent coverage has reignited the debate around whether defence companies have a place in sustainable portfolios. With defence budgets rising across Europe and beyond, …

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Investors Drive FTSE 100 to Put Climate Plans to Vote

September 5, 2025


By Daniel Kehoe

Institutional investors are, for a fifth year in a row, ramping up pressure on FTSE 100 companies to allow their shareholders to have …

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NZBA Net-Zero Banking Alliance

NZBA Departure Disaster: Banks’ Alliance Exit Triggers Operations Suspension

August 29, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) has suspended operations following several further high-profile departures of banks from the initiative in recent weeks.

The NZBA this week …

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Culling CSRD, CSDDD: EU-US Trade Deal Poses Significant Sustainability Setback

August 22, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) are set to suffer a significant hit due to the …

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Sparking Good Governance: Responding to Rising AI and Cyber Risks

August 14, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

With 60% of S&P 500 companies identifying material artificial intelligence-related (AI) risks to their business, cyber-security risk management is once again rising to the …

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Double Trouble: US Tech Firm’s Bundled Proposal Targets DCSS Extension

August 6, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

US technology company The Trade Desk is seeking to extend the sunset trigger of its dual-class share structure (DCSS) by a decade as part …

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Digitisation Danger: “Fatal Flaws” Face Shareholders in UK Government-approved Recommendations

July 24, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

UK investor organisation ShareSoc has warned that recommendations made by the Digitisation Taskforce have “fatal flaws” for investors which could detrimentally impact the rights …

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Hitting the Brakes: Shareholders Heighten Pressure on Tesla and Toyota

July 11, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla is facing mounting pressure from shareholders on multiple fronts, while fellow automaker giant Toyota has been excluded by Storebrand …

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ERISA Overhaul: House Committee Approves Bill Prohibiting ESG Factors

July 4, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The House Committee on Education and Workforce has voted through a bill which will restrict retirement fund managers’ ability to consider ESG factors in investment …

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Stewardship Under Siege: Minerva CEO Criticises Regulatory Attacks on Proxy Advisors

June 24, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Minerva Analytics’ CEO Sarah Wilson has warned that proxy advisors are “under siege” following a series of high-profile attacks by US policymakers.

In an …

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