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Santos faces shareholder pressure ahead of AGM

April 4, 2023


Santos Ltd will hold its 2023 AGM on 6 April and has faced shareholder criticism over its climate ambitions and executive remuneration.

At Santos Ltd’s AGM in 2022 the oil …

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IASB

March 28, 2023


The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has begun evaluating how companies can improve their climate-related risk reporting.

The new project, launched under the purview of the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation (IFRS), …

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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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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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Adani pays the price for financing fossil fuels 

February 22, 2023


More investors sell their shares in Adani Group as the firm continues to use green money to finance one of the world’s largest coal mines. 

On February 10, …

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UK watchdog consults on sustainability governance frameworks

February 17, 2023


The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a discussion paper on the role of sustainability-related governance frameworks in finance.

As part of its commitment to creating a policy approach …

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Shell board sued over “fundamentally flawed” climate transition strategy

February 16, 2023


British oil giant Shell’s board of directors are being personally sued over an alleged failure to manage climate risks facing the company.

The civil action has been brought …

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SEC open to easing controversial climate disclosure proposal

February 15, 2023


Enhanced climate disclosure rules in the US could be subject to change after SEC chairman Gary Gensler admitted “adjustments” could be made.

The ‘Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related

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FRC announces 2023 Stewardship Code signatories

February 15, 2023


The UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has announced another increase in the number of signatories to the 2020 UK Stewardship Code. Today, it announced an increase of 19 signatories.

The FRC …

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EU Flags European Commission CSRD CSDDD

February 3, 2023


The European Commission’s (EC’s) plans to harmonise the structure of multiple-voting rights (MVR) for SMEs have been criticised for “lacking” any legal basis.

A piece on the Oxford Business Law

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