legal action

September 18th, 2024


ExxonMobil has defended its legal action against shareholders, pledging to continue doing so to ensure that shareholder resolution processes are used responsibly and without causing harm.

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Investors create tool to assess company pay policies with Minerva Analytics data

September 13, 2024


A group of UK pension funds have collaborated with the High Pay Centre to develop a free-to-access online tool that helps investors assess companies’ annual …

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Sustainable rules, sustainaility

FCA grants temporary flexibility for ‘naming and marketing’ sustainability rules  

September 12th, 2024


The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has offered firms temporary flexibility to comply with the ‘naming and marketing’ rules under its Sustainable Disclosure Requirements.

The rules require that …

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Climate plans

Investors urge 76 UK companies to hold climate strategy vote

September 11, 2024


A group of investors with $1.6 trillion assets under management have called on 76 FTSE 100 companies to present their climate transition plans for investor approval.

The …

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fiduciary duties

Republican attorneys claim asset managers are breaching fiduciary duties

September 6th, 2024


A group of 24 Republican attorneys has raised concerns about whether American asset managers are violating their fiduciary duties by outsourcing voting on environmental proposals to proxy advisors.…

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Coca-Cola

Court revives greenwashing lawsuit against Coca-Cola

September 6, 2024


The DC Court of Appeals has revived a lawsuit against Coca-Cola, alleging that the company’s marketing campaigns involved greenwashing, after the case was initially dismissed.

The international environmental organisation Earth Island …

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ESG investing

Group sues Texas over “anti-ESG” law 

September 4th, 2024


A nonprofit organization has filed a lawsuit against Texas seeking to overturn a 2021 bill that limits investments in businesses that “boycott energy companies”.

The American Sustainable Business Coalition, which represents …

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fast fashion

ASN Impact Investors divests from fast fashion companies 

August 29, 2024


Dutch investor ASN Impact Investor has sold approximately €70 million worth of shares in fast fashion companies, after adopting a stricter sustainability policy.

It sold stakes in 12 companies …

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climate reporting

Australia steps closer to mandatory climate reporting

August 29th, 2024


The Australian senate has passed a bill to introduce mandatory climate reporting for large and medium-sized companies as part of the government’s sustainable finance strategy.

Senators voted 34-25 to support …

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Vote under scrutiny

Border to Coast expands ESG voting and engagement scrutiny

August 16th, 2024


Border to Coast Pensions Partnership is advancing its monitoring of its wider external manager ESG voting and engagement to boost support for ESG resolutions.

The pension pool, which …

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