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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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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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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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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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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Greenpeace ordered to pay over $660m for anti-fossil fuel protest
March 27, 2025
A North Dakota jury has ruled that Greenpeace must pay more than $660 million in damages for its involvement in an anti-fossil fuel protest against Energy Transfer.…
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CII Updates Reincorporation & Shareholder Voting Rights Policies
March 21, 2025
On 10 March 2025 the Council of Institutional Investors’ US Asset Owner Members approved two amendments to its policies on corporate governance.
The First Amendment …
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