dual-class share structures, AGM, shareholder proposals

May Madness: Vote No Campaigns & ESG Wars

May 15, 2025


By Daniel Kehoe and Caoimhe Taylor

Proxy season continues as we move into the second half of May, and as expected, there is still high numbers of shareholder proposals …

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Green energy for clean and sustainable environment. Wind energy used in the industry of factories, machines and technologies. Reducing Co2 emissions and limiting global warming and climate change

Shareholder Showdown: High Dissent Shakes Up Woodside Energy and Plus500 

May 16, 2025


By Daniel Kehoe

The 2025 season has marked a clear shift in shareholder engagement strategy, with ‘Vote no’ campaigns emerging as a prominent tool being utilised by

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plastic pollution

May 16, 2025


The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) has launched a campaign aimed at questioning Colgate-Palmolive and Walmart on their plastic packaging policies. 

The conservative

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dual-class share structures, AGM, shareholder proposals

2025 Proxy Season at Full Throttle: ESG, DEI and Climate at The Forefront 

May 2, 2025


By Daniel Kehoe and Caoimhe Taylor

May brings a wave of shareholder proposals that continue to highlight key investor concerns, particularly related to

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Sustainability reporting

ISSB proposes changes to ease requirements for financial companies

May 2, 2025


The IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has proposed reforms to its climate-related disclosure standards to ease greenhouse gas reporting requirements for companies.

The board has proposed

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sustainability disclosure, climate standards

ERM, Globescan and Volans launch consultation on sustainability agenda

April 30, 2025


ERM, Globescan and Volans have partnered to develop a wide-ranging stakeholder consultation on the state of the sustainability agenda.

The three sustainability-focused advisory firms have invited businesses, investors, …

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anti-ESG

Oklahoma Treasurer’s Office used Signal for anti-ESG policy discussions, lawsuit says 

April 25, 2025


Jordan Harvey, chief of staff for Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ, used messaging app Signal to communicate and coordinate policy with several groups actively opposing environmental, social

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ESG investing

US Labor Department considers overturning pension fund ESG rule 

April 24, 2025


The US Department of Labor has requested that the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals suspend litigation over a Biden-era rule that allows pension funds to consider environmental, social

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AGM, voting

Nearly a quarter of BP of investors vote against re-election of chair

April 17, 2025


Nearly a quarter of investors have voted against the BP chair Helge Lund’s re-election, citing concerns over the lack of a shareholder vote on the …

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dual-class share structures, AGM, shareholder proposals

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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