BlackRock hits back at ShareAction report while halting meetings with investee companies
The asset manager championed its voting record while simultaneously backing away from engagement meetings
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ShareAction decries ‘worst voting performance yet’ on environmental and social resolutions
Just 1.4% of shareholder resolutions tackling environmental and social issues received majority support in 2024
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Sugar withdrawal: Engaging with food companies on ultra-processed foods
Limited number of companies disclosing data or setting targets around sales of healthy foods
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Investors back resolution to scrutinise Shell over LNG business
Liquified natural gas could have a greenhouse gas footprint that is 33% worse than coal
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GFANZ restructures and shifts focus as more firms leave sub-alliances
The organisation drops the requirement to align with the Paris Agreement in order to participate
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New Era: Our asset manager engagement is lifting stewardship ambitions and long-term value creation
Louisiana Salge shares the ‘triumphs’ in from asset manager voting records, and a COP Christmas wish
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ShareAction warns banks to ‘expect shareholder action’ if they don’t set robust climate targets
Banks were criticised for having ‘low-ambition’ and an ‘incoherent approach’ to setting climate targets earlier this year
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ShareAction to challenge bank CEOs over ‘incoherent’ decarbonisation targets
Climate targets and roadmaps set by banks are not fit for purpose, says ShareAction’s latest report
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Fears COP16 won’t go far enough as pledges so far amount to millions not billions
NGOs say the way money is flowing is ‘very, very slow’
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Three models to improve health reporting in portfolios
Food manufacturers ‘continue to make big excuses’, says ShareAction
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Investors urged to strengthen investment policies around protected biodiverse areas
ShareAction report says asset managers have ‘significant room for improvement’ in protecting against biodiversity risk
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BlackRock ‘should not be let off the hook’ as ESG voting reaches new low
BlackRock said resolutions ‘lack economic merit’