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Goldman Sachs secures SEC green light for retail voting programme

Goldman Sachs secures SEC green light for retail voting programme

30 September 2026

Goldman Sachs’ SEC approval suggests standing retail voting instructions are shifting from corporate experiment to a new source of influence over US shareholder votes.
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FRC identifies TCFD disclosures as area of focus

15 December 2023

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) will include climate-related risks, including Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), as one of its key areas of supervisory focus for 2024/25 financial year.
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SEC delays climate disclosure rules

12 December 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has pushed the expected adoption of its final climate disclosure rules until April 2024.
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IFRS takes over monitoring climate-related disclosures from TCFD

8 December 2023

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Report finds major banks are financing deforestation and biodiversity loss

7 December 2023

Banks have poured $307bn into high-risk forestry and agriculture companies linked to tropical deforestation since the Paris Agreement was signed, a report by the Forests & Finance Coalition has found.
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GRI and EFRAG partner for interoperability index

6 December 2023

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) have partnered to launch the GRI-ESRS Interoperability Index, guidance on how to align both group’s standards.
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Starbucks: Proxy Contest 2023

1 December 2023

Starbucks Corporation is set to become the latest company to face a proxy contest after a coalition of labour unions nominated directors for election to its board due to concerns over the firm’s approach to labour rights.
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ICEV warns dual-class shares will harm investor interests

1 December 2023

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Asset managers are failing asset owners on stewardship

1 December 2023

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FCA confirms final SDR and labelling guide

29 November 2023

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed its final Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and investment label regime, including a new ‘mixed goal’ label.
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Minerva shareholder proposals annual review finds falling support for proposals

24 November 2023

2023 had the highest number of shareholder proposals, but support for proposals fell in each category other than governance, according to the latest Minerva Shareholder Proposals Annual Review.
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Investors urge US companies to implement living wage

24 November 2023

A coalition of faith-based institutional investors has called on US companies in traditionally low-wage sectors, such as hospitality and retail, to start paying a living wage to workers as inflation continues to eat into incomes.
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IIHC warns of chemical sector’s “new asbestos”

23 November 2023

The Investor Initiative on Hazardous Chemicals (IIHC) has warned chemical companies to quit production of PFAS chemicals, calling them the “new asbestos” for the sector.
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FCA warns many firms not meeting SDR standards

17 November 2023

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found many firms must improve their disclosures to meet the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR).
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Minerva 2023 Proxy Review finds high uncertainty

16 November 2023

The Minerva 2023 Proxy Review will be published later this month highlighting the impact of the uncertain geopolitical climate has had on investor voting this year.
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TPI publishes ASCOR framework

15 November 2023

The Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) has released its Assessing Sovereign Climate-related Opportunities and Risks (ASCOR) framework, which assesses countries on climate change.
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Businesses urge UK government to set out net zero strategy

10 November 2023

A coalition of UK businesses is calling on the UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to outline the government’s long-term net zero plan in his upcoming Autumn Statement.
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