Paul Verney
More than 30 shareholder proposals filed on issue, more than double last year, including at American Express and Mastercard.
Danish fund is among investor signatories to letters to five European banks, including Barclays, Soc Gen and BNP Paribas, calling on them stop directly financing new oil and gas by end of 2023.
Lead and supporting investors decline to comment on the UK oil giant’s decision to slash 2030 emission reduction goal.
Australian investors publish legal opinion on corporate climate disclosures and director duties.
Index specialist Mellon Investments becomes first and only CA100+ member to be delisted from investor engagement group.
The FRC’s head of stewardship Claudia Chapman tells investors to hold managers to account if they are not satisfied.
UN-backed Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance adds sovereign bond reporting and Just Transition considerations into new Target Setting Protocol.
Mark Uyeda raised ‘significant concerns’ about ESG rating standards in speech on lack of definition in sustainable finance.
EU’s financial watchdogs submit views on EFRAG’s draft sustainability standards to the European Commission.
Influential proxy giants oppose Amundi and HESTA’s AMR proposal at US meat giant.