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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Pension funds split vote on Musk pay package 

May 19th, 2024


Tesla shareholders were split in their vote on Elon Musk’s $55.8 billion pay package, with many US and international pension funds voting against the measure.

While support from …

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Dutch pension funds lack support for climate resolutions 

March 16, 2023


Dutch pension funds are failing to provide clear support for voting on climate resolutions at oil and gas companies and banks, according to two Dutch NGOs.  

The study of …

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Amazon shareholders vote against socially-focussed resolutions


May 27, 2022

On May 25th 2022, 15 investor-led resolutions, that took aim at company policies ranging from mistreatment of workers to nondisclosure agreements, failed to pass after the majority of Amazon shareholders voted …

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HSBC shareholders urge bank to cut exposure to fossil fuels

Investors file resolution calling on bank to publish strategy and targets

Some of Europe’s biggest pension funds and asset managers have filed a shareholder vote urging HSBC to cut its lending linked to fossil fuels.

Fifteen institutional investors with a …

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