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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EY

FRC fines EY £4.9m over ‘failures’ on Thomas Cook audits

April 17, 2024


Six years after the collapse of Thomas Cook with £1.7 billion of debt, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has hit EY with a £4.9 million fine over …

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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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food crisis

Group warns investors of false confidence about food sector’s impending crisis

April 16, 2025


An anonymous group of food industry professionals has warned investors that a number of factors are giving them false confidence about the state of the food …

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dual-class share structures, AGM

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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RPMI Railpen urges government to protect shareholder rights

CII calls for legislation to enhance transparency of multi-class voting

April 11, 2025


The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) has called on the US House Committee on Financial Services to introduce legislation requiring class-by-class disclosure of vote results.

The CII

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climate rules

SEC commissioner warns the agency’s withdrawal of defence for climate rules is unlawful

April 4, 2025


Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner Caroline Crenshaw has warned that the agency’s decision to withdraw its defence of climate disclosure rules is unlawful.…

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SEC votes to end defence of climate disclosure rules

March 28, 2025


The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will no longer defend regulations requiring companies to disclose climate-related risks and greenhouse gas emissions.

The commission’s two Republicans, acting chair Mark …

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EU moves closer to approving “fast-tracked” Omnibus package

March 28, 2025


EU member states’ representatives have agreed on the approach that the Council of the EU will take in negotiations regarding a proposal to simplify sustainability reporting rules.

The Omnibus …

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