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Investors strike emissions agreement with Total

Energy giant Total has committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 or sooner, following engagement with leading investors through Climate Action 100+.

The agreement means all Europe-based oil and gas majors are now working towards the net zero …

Ireland ‘Say-on-Pay’ gathers momentum

Manifest’s campaign to ensure shareholders at Irish companies have the opportunity to cast an advisory vote on the remuneration report gathered momentum over the weekend, with a full page article in the Irish edition of The Sunday Times. Last month …

Lloyds Directors – Duty of Care?

Did the Lloyds board act with sufficient care on the HBOS deal? Manifest takes a look at the legal aspects of directors’ duties in the context of one of this century’s most politically charged takeovers.

The 2006 Companies Act for …

Remuneration report shortcomings at Mears, Lloyds

Mears Group, which moved its listing from AIM to the Official List in June 2008, has fallen significantly short of the requirements of the UK Companies Act in the drafting of its remuneration report for the 2008 financial year.…