September 2, 2022
The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility has tabled three resolutions.
BHP Group is facing shareholder resolutions demanding greater consistency around its engagement with climate change.
Tabled by the Australasian Centre for …
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August 25, 2022
US asset manager Federated Hermes has come under criticism for its apparent association with the State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF), a vocal anti-ESG group.
The SFOF is a Republican group, …
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August 26, 2022
Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman has revealed its ESG unit is the fastest growing part of the business, despite the stock exchange’s lobbying efforts against pro-ESG laws from the SEC. …
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26 August, 2022
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which regulates the UK’s financial services industry, has launched an advisory ESG committee open to external members.
The committee will work with the FCA board to address …
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August 25, 2022
The EU’s top financial services regulator, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), has endorsed the introduction of an ESG benchmark applicable beyond the bloc.
In a public response to the …
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August 19, 2022
The UK’s annual inflation hit 10.1% in July
Trustees are increasingly being tasked with reviewing benefits calculations for members, as double-digit CPI inflation erodes the value of savings.
Direct Benefit (DB) …
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August 18, 2022
Market Forces say the time has come for investors to publicly withdraw capital from Santos over its “climate failure”
Santos, Australia’s second-biggest oil and gas producer, has come under fire from …
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August 11, 2022
One resolution on appointments overcame board concerns
Tesla shareholders have broadly voted in line with board recommendations, rejecting proposals centred on the environment and business governance issues.
In total, only three …
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August 11, 2022
IIGCC’s net zero investment framework will address investor concerns about bank exposure to climate financial risk
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has collaborated with the Transition Pathway Initiative …
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August 11, 2022
Several reporting gaps were revealed in a recent review by the UK’s FCA and FRC
The most common reporting gaps for climate-related disclosures are in quantitative elements of the Task Force …
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