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EU votes gas and nuclear into Taxonomy


July 08, 2022

Gas and nuclear supported as green activities by EU MEPs

The European Parliament has rejected a motion to oppose the inclusion of gas and nuclear energy generation as an environmentally …

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ESMA pulls back from ESG legislation for rating agency methodology

ESMA identifies ESG rating shortcomings  


June 30, 2022

The European securities markets watchdog has identified a lack of transparency around methodologies of ESG ratings and providers, as well as insufficient granularity of data. 

The European Securities and Markets Authority …

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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

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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SDG

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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ESG

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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Executive Pay the most talked about issues in Corporate Governance

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 forms climate and ESG taskforce

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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Consumer groups slam attempt to delay SRD II

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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