Active ownership and why it matters
June 24, 2022
Minerva’s very own Paul Hewitt has been featured in the latest episode of a new podcast by Global Systematic Investors (GSI). Take a listen to Paul as he discusses Active Ownership …
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EU Lawmakers reject nuclear and gas for green taxonomy
June 16, 2022
Objection of nuclear and gas from EU green investment taxonomy
Members of the European Parliament have supported an objection to ensure nuclear and gas is kept out of …
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ASIC issues greenwashing guidelines
June 16, 2022
ASIC introduces guidelines to prevent greenwashing
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has introduced a set of guidelines to prevent large funds from greenwashing.
In order to prevent greenwashing, ASIC’s guidelines ask …
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SDGs will fail without private sector alignment: SDSN Report
This week, the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) published the seventh edition of its annual Sustainable Development Report, which includes the 2022 SDG Index, the 2022 International Spillover Index, and Dashboards. …
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SEC proposes new rules against greenwashing in ESG funds
June 10, 2022
The proposal sets out three types of ESG funds and what they are required to disclose.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has introduced a proposal aiming …
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Amazon shareholders vote against socially-focussed resolutions
May 27, 2022
On May 25th 2022, 15 investor-led resolutions, that took aim at company policies ranging from mistreatment of workers to nondisclosure agreements, failed to pass after the majority of Amazon shareholders voted …
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SEC fines BNY Mellon over false ESG statements
May 27, 2022
On May 23rd, 2022, The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged BNY Mellon Investment Advisor, Inc. for misstatements and omissions about ESG considerations in undertaking investment decisions for mutual …
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Shareholders push back against TotalEnergies
20 May, 2022
The coalition has accused TotalEnergies of being “neglectful” of shareholder rights.
A shareholder coalition has stated it will vote against TotalEnergies’ executive pay and sustainability and climate progress report after the company …
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Woodside shareholders back merger with BHP
20 May, 2022
Shareholders were less supportive however of the company’s climate plan.
Woodside Petroleum’s shareholders voted 98.66% in favour of a merger with BHP’s petroleum arm at the company’s AGM.
The merger would …
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