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Paul Verney

Paul joined RI’s editorial team in 2017 and has developed a particular interest in shareholder engagement and ESG voting. His journalistic beat also includes developments in the banking sector around sustainability. Paul holds a Master’s degree in Philosophy from King’s College London.
RI asked big asset managers for voting positions on proposals at Walmart, TJX and Lowe’s, in the wake of the US Supreme Court leak on Roe v Wade.
Support for pioneering tax proposal at Amazon builds, as majority back call for move to recycled plastics at Phillips 66.
Dutch investor duo takes over from CofE, USS and Robeco as chief engagers as part of investor engagement body.
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Californian auto-enrollment scheme seeks approval of board to appoint Washington-based investor.
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Californian pension giant opposes oil major’s public policy and sustainability committee for 'failing to adequately respond' to engagement.
Support for Paris-aligned targets at BP falls, as signs emerge that investors are following BlackRock's lead in shying away from more 'prescriptive' climate proposals.
Investor heavyweights team up with nonprofit ACCR to file at J-Power.
The climate action group confirms that new leads have been appointed for Shell but details have not been made public.
A record 37% of investors have rejected Santos’s climate plan, while UK banks Barclays and Standard Chartered have also seen significant opposition.
Inflows in Article 8 and Article 9 funds plummet by 94% in Q1 amid ‘challenging macroeconomic backdrop’.
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