Setting Trends: France Firms Up Fast Fashion Law
June 20, 2025
A law in France to regulate fast fashion firms’ environmental performance and advertising activities has passed its latest regulatory hurdle and appears on track to be …
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Going Nuclear: Japan’s Electric Giants Face Shareholder Pressure
June 13, 2025
By Daniel Kehoe and Caoimhe Taylor
As we move into the latter stages of June we will see a noticeable decline in US shareholder proposals compared to previous months. …
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Climate Cutback: US EPA to Scrap GHG Emission Limits
June 13, 2025
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed overhauling two Biden-era regulations that cap greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated by power plants.
The two rules …
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Boardroom Breakdowns: Shareholders Clash over Diversity, AI and Climate Accountability
May 30, 2025
By Daniel Kehoe and Caoimhe Taylor
June is the final month of ‘peak season’ before we see a significant drop in US shareholder meetings. Some of the …
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Pressing on Pay: Next Shareholders Strongly Support Living Wage Resolution
May 23, 2025
By Daniel Kehoe
A shareholder resolution at clothing retailer Next requesting action on low pay secured 26.01% votes in favour and the company now has six months …
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Congressional Democrats criticise banks for exiting climate coalitions
May 23, 2025
A group of forty Congressional Democrats have written to the CEOs of financial institutions that have recently withdrawn from previous climate change commitments, criticising the move.
In their letter …
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EU Parliament proposes further cuts to sustainability reporting requirements
May 22, 2025
A European Parliament committee has proposed measures to further reduce the number of companies that must comply with the EU’s sustainability reporting framework, going much further than …
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May Madness: Vote No Campaigns & ESG Wars
May 15, 2025
By Daniel Kehoe and Caoimhe Taylor
Proxy season continues as we move into the second half of May, and as expected, there is still high numbers of shareholder proposals …
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Shareholder Showdown: High Dissent Shakes Up Woodside Energy and Plus500
May 16, 2025
By Daniel Kehoe
The 2025 season has marked a clear shift in shareholder engagement strategy, with ‘Vote no’ campaigns emerging as a prominent tool being utilised by …
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Legal group campaign for Walmart and Colgate to rethink ‘plastic pollution crisis’ policies
May 16, 2025
The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) has launched a campaign aimed at questioning Colgate-Palmolive and Walmart on their plastic packaging policies.
The conservative …
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