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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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Backing BPPG: Industry Experts Voice Support for Proxy Advisors’ Position

17 October 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The role of proxy advisors, the threat of onerous and heavy-handed regulation and concerns over so-called ‘robovoting’ were among the topics discussed during the …

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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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Texas Threat: Attorney General Targets Proxy Advisors in Fresh Attack

September 18, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

A new investigation into two major proxy advisors has been commenced by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accusing them of “potentially misleading institutional investors …

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California sues ExxonMobil for misleading plastic waste claims

October 3rd, 2024


California Attorney General Rob Bonta has sued ExxonMobil for producing misleading public statements and campaigns for over half a century about its commitment to reduce plastic waste.

The lawsuit

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September 18th, 2024


ExxonMobil has defended its legal action against shareholders, pledging to continue doing so to ensure that shareholder resolution processes are used responsibly and without causing harm.

Speaking …

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ExxonMobil to go to court over climate deception lawsuit

July 26th, 2024


Connecticut Attorney General William Tong’s consumer protection case against ExxonMobil will advance towards trial, court rules.

This week, a Connecticut judge denied ExxonMobil’s motion to dismiss Tong’s lawsuit, …

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Exxon lawsuit against shareholder activist voided

June 21st, 2024


A federal judge has tossed ExxonMobil’s lawsuit against activist ESG shareholder Arjuna Capital.

US District Court Judge Mark Pittman concluded that ExxonMobil’s claim is moot and dismissed the lawsuit without prejudice, …

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Shareholders plan to vote against ExxonMobil’s board of directors over lawsuit

May 24th, 2024


ExxonMobil’s shareholders have released plans to vote against the company’s board of directors in response to its lawsuit against climate activist investors. 

CalPERS announced its plans …

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Exxon sues shareholders over ESG proposal

January 25th, 2024


Shareholder voting rights could be under threat in the US as oil company ExxonMobil filed to sue investors over an ESG vote at its AGM.

ExxonMobil filed a complaint against activist …

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