Rolls Royce rolls back DEI groups amid pressure from the US
May 7, 2025
Rolls Royce has abandoned its LGBTQ+ and other diversity programmes after coming under pressure from the US government to drop its DEI initiatives.
The company has …
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DEI Debates and ESG Battles: April’s Shareholder Engagement Continues to Surge
April 11, 2025
Daniel Kehoe and Caoimhe Taylor
As we look at the second half of April, the United States is once again experiencing a high rate of shareholder …
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Apple becomes the latest firm to reject a proposal to scrap DEI policies
February 26, 2025
Apple shareholders are the latest to vote against a proposal to scrap the company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programme.
The National Center for …
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Republicans urge regulators to ban ESG and DEI considerations
February 6, 2025
Republican finance officials from 18 states have urged leaders of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Labor (DOL) to prohibit asset and retirement plan managers …
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Financial firms and Costco face continued pressure over DEI policies
January 31, 2025
Companies remain under scrutiny for their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, with two separate coalitions—both led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton—targeting a group of financial …
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GII provides false solutions says feminist group
April 6, 2023
The Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) has criticised gender impact investment (GII) strategies for failing to achieve the systemic change it promises.
The ‘Gender Impact Investing & The …
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US racial justice audits on the rise
November 04, 2022
In this analysis, Minerva’s Senior Stewardship Analyst, Thomas Bolger, examines trends identified in connection with racial justice audit shareholder requests in the 2021 and 2022 US proxy seasons.
With 2022 …
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