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International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

ISSB sets direction for TNFD-aligned reporting

30 June 2026

The ISSB’s latest decisions make clear that nature reporting is moving from voluntary ambition to practical expectation, with TNFD alignment set to shape how companies deliver IFRS S1 disclosures.
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Minerva Proxy Season Review 2026

2026 UK Proxy Season: targeted shareholder dissent yields boardroom fallouts

26 June 2026

A FTSE chair removed within days of AGM, and an activist caused the entire board to be replaced.
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Shareholder Proposals and AGM

Minerva Proxy Update

26 June 2026

Shareholder dissent intensified across this week’s AGM results, with investors challenging pay, board accountability and governance structures at several high-profile companies.
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Proxy advisors and SEC

SEC plans to dismantle shareholder governance infrastructure

25 June 2026

A potential repeal of Rule 14a-8 would turn the SEC’s retreat from shareholder proposal oversight into a structural test of whether US investors still have a reliable route to raise governance concerns at companies.
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SFDR

SFDR reset progresses, but credibility gaps remain

24 June 2026

As the European Union edges closer to Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) 2.0, the central question is whether simpler labels can restore investor trust without weakening the safeguards that make them credible.
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China ESG rules

China’s 80% ESG rule forces a reset for public funds

23 June 2026

China’s new 80% ESG threshold marks a decisive shift from sustainability branding to measurable portfolio accountability.
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Shareholder meetings

Minerva Proxy Update

19 June 2026

From remuneration revolts and failed redomestication votes to Japan’s peak proxy season, shareholders are using the AGM season to test boards on pay, governance rights, climate risk and strategic accountability.
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Science Based Targets initiative 2.0

SBTi 2.0: From targets to disclosure, and what it means for investors

18 June 2026

SBTi 2.0 may look like a technical update, but for investors it marks a major shift in climate credibility from meeting targets to proving how companies are trying to deliver them.
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Shareholder rights

Supreme Court Curbs Activist Lawsuits Against Investment Funds

17 June 2026

A US Supreme Court ruling has handed closed-end fund boards a major win, shutting down a legal tactic activist investors had started to use to challenge entrenched governance structures.
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Minerva Proxy Update

12 June 2026

From failed pay votes to rejected blank-cheque powers, this week’s results show shareholders are still willing to push back where trust in the board is thin.
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Capitol Building

US lawmakers defend “freedom to invest” in pushback against anti‑ESG pressure

11 June 2026

A group of Republican lawmakers is challenging the anti-ESG backlash from within its own ranks, arguing that political interference in investment decisions threatens free markets and investor autonomy.
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French Sustainable Investment Forum

FIR’s VOICE framework puts structure around measuring stewardship influence

11 June 2026

French investors seek to standardise how investors evidence stewardship impact, shifting reporting from activity to demonstrable influence and giving asset owners a more consistent basis for assessing manager effectiveness.
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Sustainability Reporting

UK moves to scrap TCFD product reporting

11 June 2026

While the FCA’s existing regime improved internal risk processes and governance, its recent review found limited engagement from end users, particularly retail investors.
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EU regulation

EU Inc: simplification, but at what cost for investor protection?

10 June 2026

EU Inc. could remove cross-border friction, but without clear safeguards at IPO it risks embedding weaker governance structures into public markets and undermining investor protection.
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shareholder meetings and proxy voting

Minerva Proxy Update

5 June 2026

From activist campaigns in the UK to boardroom battles in the US, this week’s proxy results show how concentrated ownership and shareholder pressure are continuing to shape AGM outcomes.
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Exon logo

ExxonMobil’s Texas redomicile passes with high dissent

5 June 2026

ExxonMobil’s move to Texas may have passed comfortably on paper, but the near‑30% dissent highlights deep investor unease about how voting structures can shape governance outcomes.
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SEC logo

SEC Moves to Unwind Climate Disclosure Rules

3 June 2026

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s move to scrap its climate disclosure rules has not ended the debate, but pushed it into a longer and more uncertain new phase.
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