Exxon Shareholders Retail Voting Program

Exxon Action: Shareholders Launch Lawsuit Over Retail Voting Program

21 October 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil has been sued by shareholders in an attempt to stop the company’s controversial Retail Voting Program (RVP) which was recently …

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US SEC Forced Shareholder Arbitration Clauses Atkins Proposals

Eliminating Environmental and Social: SEC’s Atkins Suggests States Could Prevent Proposals

20 October 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins has suggested that the “intersection” between its Rule 14a-8 and state corporate law …

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Exxon Shareholders Retail Voting Program

Pushing Passivity: Shareholders Scald Exxon Retail Investor-focused Programme

2 October 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

As You Sow and the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) have filed a request with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to rescind its …

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Deforestation Delay: EU Mulls Another Year’s Postponement of EUDR

26 September 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The European Commission is poised to delay the long-awaited European Union Regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR) by another year citing IT system issues.

What you

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Shareholder Rights

Shareholder Rights Skirmish: Investor Group Lambasts Congressional Interference

23 September 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Investor association the Shareholder Rights Group has submitted comments criticising the recent House Committee on Financial Services proxy advisor-focused hearing and its potential impact on shareholder …

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shareholder rights

The White House Loyalty Scorecard: Blurring the Lines Between State and Market

September 11, 2025


By Thomas Bolger

The White House has confirmed reports that the West Wing created a scorecard rating 553 companies on how strongly they have supported …

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defence

Peace, Justice, and Strong Portfolios: Can Defence Ever Be Sustainable?

September 5, 2025


By Anastasiia Semenova

Recent coverage has reignited the debate around whether defence companies have a place in sustainable portfolios. With defence budgets rising across Europe and beyond, …

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climate plans

Investors Drive FTSE 100 to Put Climate Plans to Vote

September 5, 2025


By Daniel Kehoe

Institutional investors are, for a fifth year in a row, ramping up pressure on FTSE 100 companies to allow their shareholders to have …

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NZBA Net-Zero Banking Alliance

NZBA Departure Disaster: Banks’ Alliance Exit Triggers Operations Suspension

August 29, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) has suspended operations following several further high-profile departures of banks from the initiative in recent weeks.

The NZBA this week …

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Democrats Asset Managers

The Democrats Strike Back: Asset Managers Pushed on “Responsible Stewardship” Commitment

August 26, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

In recent months investors have faced what seems to be non-stop letter writing from Republican-led anti-ESG interests, but in a new move 17 …

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