Microsoft

Non-profit warns Microsoft of greenwashing risks from fossil fuel partnerships

November 7th, 2024


A non-profit organisation has called on Microsoft to acknowledge the risks it faces, including greenwashing, due to its partnerships with fossil fuel-linked companies.

In a filing with

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SEC chair sets wheels in motion for mandatory climate risk disclosures

World’s largest equity market steps closer to unlocking environmental company data


July 30, 2021

The chair of the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked staff to develop …

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SEC unveils Spring regulatory agenda


June 18, 2021

The regulator’s short-term plans reflect its legislative ambitions since entering office

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed its Spring 2021 regulatory agenda, outlining short- and long-term regulatory actions that administrative …

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SEC chair instigates proxy rule change reversal


June 4, 2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has begun the process of reversing rule changes brought in under the Trump administration.

Enforcement actions relating to amendments to the proxy voting advice …

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SEC forms climate and ESG taskforce

FINRA edges closer to taking on proxy fee oversight


April 23 2021

The move to shift the setting of proxy fees by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to broker-dealer regulatory body Financial Industry Authority (FINRA) is continuing to develop …

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SEC commissioner argues for tailored approach to ESG


April 23 2021

The financial services sector needs to “rethink our prescriptive approach” to environmental and societal problems, according to a leading US regulator.

Hester Peirce, a commissioner at the Securities and

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SEC chairman Jay Clayton

SEC’s Clayton attacks lack of global commitment to combatting corruption

The chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a blistering attack on his foreign counterparts for failing to tackle offshore corruption.

During his speech at the …

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