BHP

Shareholders withdraw BHP resolution after improvements to climate plan  

September 26, 2024


Three institutional investors representing $110 billion in assets have withdrawn a shareholder resolution against BHP following improved disclosures in the company’s climate transition plan.

Denmark’s largest pension fund, …

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Corporate Governance

Ireland introduces Corporate Governance Code  

September 25, 2024


Euronext Dublin has launched the Irish Corporate Governance Code, which introduces a set of principles that highlight the importance of good corporate governance for achieving long-term success.

The launch follows a recent

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Artificial Intelligence, AI

Shareholders Call for Board Oversight of Artificial Intelligence

September 20th, 2024


As advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence are expected to transform business models and strategies, shareholders are driving the conversation around boardroom oversight of AI-related risks and opportunities.

During …

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legal action

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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Investors create tool to assess company pay policies with Minerva Analytics data

September 13, 2024


A group of UK pension funds have collaborated with the High Pay Centre to develop a free-to-access online tool that helps investors assess companies’ annual …

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Sustainable rules, sustainaility

FCA grants temporary flexibility for ‘naming and marketing’ sustainability rules  

September 12th, 2024


The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has offered firms temporary flexibility to comply with the ‘naming and marketing’ rules under its Sustainable Disclosure Requirements.

The rules require that …

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LPFA

LPFA appoints Minerva as vote monitoring service partner

September 9th, 2024


The London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA), a £8 billion Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) fund with around 100,000 members, has appointed Minerva Analytics to provide additional insight …

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fiduciary duties

Republican attorneys claim asset managers are breaching fiduciary duties

September 6th, 2024


A group of 24 Republican attorneys has raised concerns about whether American asset managers are violating their fiduciary duties by outsourcing voting on environmental proposals to proxy advisors.…

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Coca-Cola

Court revives greenwashing lawsuit against Coca-Cola

September 6, 2024


The DC Court of Appeals has revived a lawsuit against Coca-Cola, alleging that the company’s marketing campaigns involved greenwashing, after the case was initially dismissed.

The international environmental organisation Earth Island …

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fast fashion

ASN Impact Investors divests from fast fashion companies 

August 29, 2024


Dutch investor ASN Impact Investor has sold approximately €70 million worth of shares in fast fashion companies, after adopting a stricter sustainability policy.

It sold stakes in 12 companies …

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