Amazon faces ‘racial equity audit’ proposal
Amazon shareholders are set to vote on a proposal asking the company to conduct a ‘racial equity audit,’ joining investors...
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PayPal faces proposal on company culture report
PayPal shareholders are set to vote on whether to commission a report into company culture as investor interest grows in how US...
Chevron faces two climate change shareholder proposals
Chevron Corporation shareholders are set to vote on two climate change-related proposals after the SEC rejected efforts to exclude...
The week in GRC: Starbucks shareholders reject executive pay plan and companies urged to resume political spending
– CNN reported that former Starbucks executive Rosalind Brewer assumed her new role as CEO of Walgreens, making her the only black...
Proposal seeks climate-lobbying report from Sempra Energy
Shareholders in Sempra Energy appear set to vote on a proposal regarding the company’s lobbying in relation to climate change...
Most top 50 asset managers have created internal ESG ratings
The world’s biggest asset managers are ‘increasingly looking to develop their own proprietary ESG ratings and tools to lessen...
SEC denies J&J request to exclude racial-audit proposal
The SEC has rejected a request from Johnson & Johnson that it exclude from its proxy statement a shareholder proposal that it...
Asset owners up focus on ESG amid pandemic
Many asset owners have upped their focus on ESG as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, but major differences exist between regions...
Companies face proposals on employee representation
At least six US companies have received investor requests to put proposals to a vote at their AGMs on the topic of employee board...
Disney shareholders to vote on lobbying and employee representation
Shareholders of The Walt Disney Company will vote on proposals regarding two governance issues in the spotlight – lobbying...
