Coca-Cola Caution: No ‘No Action’ Requests Filed for First Time Since 2020
18 March 2026
The Coca-Cola Company appears to have filed no ‘no action’ requests for the first time since 2020 despite changes from the US …
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Shareholders’ Success: AT&T Proposal Exclusion U-turn Intensifies Uncertainty
27 February 2026
US telecommunications giant AT&T has U-turned on its decision to exclude a diversity, equity and inclusion-focused (DEI) shareholder proposal from its 2026 proxy materials following a …
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Shareholders’ Stand: Investors Push to Reassert Control Amid Rising DEI Exclusions
18 February 2026
Shareholders have sued US telecommunications giant AT&T for excluding a DEI-focused proposal as heightened risks created by the US SEC’s change in approach …
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Anti-DEI Augmented: Appeal to Overturn Trump Executive Order Rejected
10 February 2026
A challenge to US President Donald Trump’s high-profile executive orders against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes has been rejected by an appeals court.
The …
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Decrying DEI: Texas’ Paxton Brands 100+ State Laws as “Unconstitutional”
23 January 2026
Texas’ Attorney General Ken Paxton has declared that diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, programmes and more than 100 “woke” state laws are “unconstitutional”.…
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Anti-DEI Drive: Trump’s DOJ Wields Fraud Law to Dissuade Companies
9 January 2026
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched a fresh attack on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), planning to apply fraud law as a …
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White House Targets Proxy Advisors: Washington Puts Voting ‘Plumbing’ on Notice
18 December 2025
US President Donald Trump has introduced an executive order instructing the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to “review all rules, regulations, guidance, …
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‘No Action’ Retraction: Costco Accepts Anti-ESG Proposal Despite SEC Overhaul
12 December 2025
Costco has opted to include a shareholder proposal in its 2026 proxy statement from an anti-ESG proponent despite previously submitting a ‘no action’ request …
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Corporate Governance Changes: ASX Approves Overhaul of Principles Process
24 October 2025
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has agreed to assume responsibility for developing, approving and issuing its Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations, effectively scrapping the long-running …
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Proxy Advisor Pushback: Texas Sued Over Impending Regulation
July 29, 2025
Major proxy advisors are suing Texas over an impending regulation which is set to demand deeper disclosures on voting recommendations, risking detrimentally impacting investors.
The proxy …
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