Shareholders ramp up pressure on Barclays, HSBC and Amazon this AGM season
Investor groups have questioned Barclays’ and HSBC’s sustainability policies, while Amazon called to consider workers’ rights
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XR: We are only arguing about when the transition happens, not if
Does civil disobedience work? Extinction Rebellion adviser Chidi Obihara answers ESG Clarity’s questions
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Barclays ‘will face shareholder action’ after failing to update fossil fuel policy
Bank is ‘out of step’ with current minimum climate standards
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Investment industry can learn from climate activism
My eldest child has been busy staking her personal future on creating a better one for all of us. She faces trial for her activity, which makes me judge the merit of my own actions daily. Is the investment industry being activist enough and can we gain any insight from the climate activism currently taking…
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WisdomTree hits back at shareholders pushing for a proxy fight
Accusing one of being driven by his ‘outsized ego’ and ‘personal animosity’ towards its CEO
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WisdomTree hits back at shareholders pushing for a proxy fight
Accusing one of being driven by his ‘outsized ego’ and ‘personal animosity’ towards its CEO
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An inconvenient truth: How passive investing is blocking climate progress
In this commentary, Reclaim Finance’s Lucie Pinson says some groups are not applying coal-exclusion policies to passive products
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Mixed reaction as just 14% vote in favour of Barclays’ climate resolution
Net-zero ambitions welcomed but activists say shareholders ‘have serious questions to answer’ about their climate change commitment
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Campaigners blast HSBC net zero ambitions for ‘lacking credibility’
‘HSBC’s net-zero commitment is a bit like saying you’ll give up smoking by 2050, but continuing to buy a pack a week’
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Refinitiv increases corporate scrutiny with reputational risk data partnership
Partnering with organisation providing reputational risk data based on information from activist campaigns
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Refinitiv increases corporate scrutiny with reputational risk data partnership
Partnering with organisation providing reputational risk data based on information from activist campaigns
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Taking a view: Corporate lobbying on climate change
Church of England Pensions Board and Chronos Sustainability invite fund selectors to participate in climate lobbying consultation