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The week in investor relations: Box in fight with Starboard Value, call to end fossil fuel listings in London and SEC probes asset manager over ESG claims

Aug 27, 2021
Garnet Roach
– Reuters reported that ISS-backed cloud storage vendor Box in its fight with activist investor Starboard Value by recommending that...Read more

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New investor campaign targets 50 food companies over emissions reductions

Jul 30, 2021
Tim Human
A new investor campaign has called on North American food companies to take stronger action over climate change as the buy-side focus...Read more
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Shareholder activism down at half year mark

Jul 29, 2021
Ben Ashwell
The number of companies targeted by an activist during the first half of the year was at its lowest level in more than six years,...Read more
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Comment: Getting your board ready for ESG shareholder activism

Jun 16, 2021
Melissa Paschall
Oil majors received stunning climate mandates from their shareholders during the 2021 proxy season, including a historic vote to...Read more

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Issuers exploring ‘other avenues’ of communication in activism defense, advisers say

Jun 03, 2021
Ben Ashwell
As activist activity shows signs of picking up relative to last year, there’s scope for issuers to learn lessons from the forced...Read more
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Activist nominees elected to ExxonMobil board

May 27, 2021
Ben Maiden
ExxonMobil acknowledged that shareholders at its AGM yesterday voted to install two director nominees from activist investor Engine No...Read more
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Support for BP climate resolution more than doubles

May 13, 2021
Garnet Roach
A ‘significant’ number of shareholders (20.7 percent) voted in support of a proposal calling on BP to set tougher emissions targets at...Read more