Shareholder targeting & IDGetting the messages through: Danielle Fugere of As You Sow on ESG investor proposals Jun 15, 2022Ben MaidenWhat have been some of As You Sow’s priorities for the 2022 proxy season? We continue to work on climate [change] as...Read more
ActivismRecord-breaking proxy season for ESG proposals, according to new report Mar 17, 2022Garnet RoachThe 2022 proxy season was a record breaker for ESG proposals, with Michael Passoff, CEO of Proxy Impact and co-author of a new report...Read more
ESGNike shareholders vote on social proposals Oct 15, 2021Ben MaidenNike shareholders have given indications of significant support for a number of social measures – although none secured a majority...Read more
ActivismActivist nominees elected to ExxonMobil board May 28, 2021Ben MaidenExxonMobil acknowledged that shareholders at its AGM yesterday voted to install two director nominees from activist investor Engine No...Read more
ESGChevron faces two climate change shareholder proposals Apr 01, 2021Ben MaidenChevron Corporation shareholders are set to vote on two climate change-related proposals after the SEC rejected efforts to exclude...Read more
RegulationDebate continues over 14a-8 reform plans Aug 03, 2020Ben MaidenThe SEC’s plans to reform the process by which shareholder proposals reach a vote – or companies exclude them from the proxy statement...Read more
ESGInfluential proposal providers face uncertainty Jun 12, 2020Ben AshwellOn May 21, 1971, shareholders at General Motors’ (GM) annual general meeting voted on an unusual resolution put forward by the...Read more
Buy sideInvestor groups ponder further action on racial inequality Jun 10, 2020Ben AshwellA number of socially responsible investors across America are in active discussions about how they can further support the movement to...Read more
ESGCompanies face mini-wave of plastic pollution proposals Apr 05, 2019Ben MaidenPetrochemical companies are facing pressure to disclose incidents where they have spilled plastic into the ocean, which leads to what...Read more
Buy sideBiggest fund managers continue to support ‘excessive’ CEO pay deals Feb 26, 2019Garnet RoachSome of the world’s largest fund managers have been accused of nodding through excessive pay packages, according to research from As...Read more