October 18, 2024
Southwest Airlines has condemned a shareholder’s proposal to replace board members, calling it an “unnecessary and inappropriate” attempt to “maximise disruption.”
Elliott Investor Management, one of Southwest’s …
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Flatout at flatex? Demands for leadership change at June’s Virtual AGM
May 17th, 2024
A high-stakes shareholder fight has broken out at Germany’s fintech brokerage flatexDEGIRO AG. After a flurry of senior management changes, twenty percent shareholder, GfBk Gesellschaft für …
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CalSTRS revises corporate governance principles
January 19th, 2024
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) has adapted its corporate governance principles to include company’s workforce as an issue for engagement.
The new report outlining CalSTRS corporate governance principles includes four …
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CalSTRS votes against 2,035 boards for inadequate climate risk disclosures
August 18th, 2023
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) escalated its efforts to hold global companies to account after they did not provide sufficient climate risk disclosures to …
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May 16, 2023
Japanese car giant Toyota is being urged to strengthen its reporting around climate change activities, after a proposal was successfully added to its upcoming Ordinary General Meeting.
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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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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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August 19, 2022
Executive pay has rebounded across public and private sectors over the course of 2021, an Australian Public Service Commission report has confirmed, despite the issue being front of mind for investors …
August 11, 2022
One resolution on appointments overcame board concerns
Tesla shareholders have broadly voted in line with board recommendations, rejecting proposals centred on the environment and business governance issues.
In total, only three …
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June 30, 2022
Includes TNFD’s approach to metrics, specific sector guidance, and additional guidance to support pilot testing.
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has released the second beta version of …
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