Investors approve ESG proposals at Lowe’s, Twitter, Travelers
The busiest week of the biggest proxy season ever saw several initiatives pass
Shareholder engagement
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Placating stakeholders could drive a stake through corporate reputation
Companies must recognize changing facts, assess corporate values and capabilities, and decide on a response in real time
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Green Century pulls resolution as Kroger sets climate targets
The grocery chain voluntarily agreed to set science-based targets for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions
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Telling fact from fiction in critiques of ESG
ESG and impact are being credited, or more often blamed, for just about everything
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Asset manager voting on auditing pivotal for net zero
Investors representing more than $100trn in assets have called for all carbon-intensive companies to align their accounting with a sustainable planet
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Deloitte to expand sustainability, climate services as regulations mount
Consulting firm aims to help businesses transform their sustainability
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Deloitte to expand sustainability, climate services as regulations mount
Consulting firm aims to help businesses transform their sustainability
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AGM season: Remuneration and climate change under spotlight
‘Businesses can expect shareholder pressure to intensify’
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Chubb faces new kind of shareholder vote over fossil fuels
The SEC is allowing a resolution to go to a proxy vote
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GSAM to vote against companies not disclosing GHG data
Firm announces new proxy voting policy
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Shareholders withdraw HSBC resolution as bank engages on climate
Bank has agreed to phase down fossil fuel financing
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Record proxy season stars are climate and human rights
The number of proposals is more than 20% higher this year than last, Proxy Preview found