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
Shareholder engagement
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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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Pay gaps are glaring, often undisclosed, reports find
Less than a quarter of large US companies analyze data on pay disparity
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Disney shareholders want pay gap reports
Fifty-nine percent of company shareholders voting by proxy approved the measure
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Proxy season heating up for ESG proposals
Broadridge and PWC report finds 40% of institutional shares voted in favor of ESG proposals last year and is set to rise
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AGM season: All eyes on climate votes
Tumelo CEO says the recent Larry Fink letter serves as a reminder to inspire shareholders to use their voice
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‘Net zero’ asset managers voting against climate resolutions
ShareAction report reveals that CA100+ and NZAM members voted against almost one third of climate resolutions
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‘Net zero’ asset managers voting against climate resolutions
ShareAction report reveals that CA100+ and NZAM members voted against almost one third of climate resolutions
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Schroders to vote against boards lacking ethnic diversity
Exclusive: From 2022, Schroders will use its shareholder vote where a FTSE 100 company has not met Parker Review the recommendations
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Engagement vs exclusion in public markets
Should fund managers be blacklisting ‘sin’ stocks?
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Hypocrisy of auditors on climate change is ‘breath-taking’
Sarasin & Partners’ Natasha Landell-Mills says it’s time investors held company auditors to account
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AGM trends: ‘Companies need to consider climate to avoid adverse publicity’
Greater scrutiny across all ESG factors as online meetings double over past year