Proxy season highlights need to control corporate narratives, experts say
The proxy season has underlined the importance for companies of controlling their own narratives, governance experts explained...
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Anti-ESG funds see inflows slow, Morningstar finds
The level of inflows to anti-ESG funds, which explicitly oppose investing along ESG-based principles, has slowed significantly...
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Lobbying proposal attracts strong support at McDonald’s AGM
Shareholders narrowly missed approving a proposal on McDonald’s lobbying activities at the company’s recent AGM amid a continued...
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Dollar General shareholders call for worker safety audit
Shareholders in Dollar General have backed a proposal on the safety of the company’s employees. According to an SEC filing, 67.7...
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Employee-related resolutions garner support at Amazon AGM
A number of ESG-related shareholder proposals filed at Amazon.com’s AGM last week, including some focused on issues affecting...
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E and S proposals gain traction at JPMorgan Chase AGM
Two shareholder proposals – one from the environmental leg of ESG and one from the social leg – each garnered around one third of...
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The week in GRC: Group asks Lyft shareholders to vote against board chair and senator unveils plan to regulate AI
– The Wall Street Journal (paywall) noted that companies are for the first time this year tabulating gains and losses in the stock...
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Chevron shareholders to vote on skeptical climate change proposal
Chevron Corporation shareholders will vote at the company’s AGM later this month on a climate change-related resolution based on a...
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Shell investors urged to vote against energy resolution at AGM
Shareholders of energy conglomerate Shell should vote against the company’s energy-transition resolution at the upcoming AGM...
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Companies seek to limit officers’ liabilities this proxy season
Scores of Delaware-incorporated companies are sending proposals to a vote at their AGM this proxy season in an effort to limit...
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