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Proxy Voting Review 2026

Minerva proxy update: Governance Reforms, Vote No Campaigns and AGM Results

3 July 2026

Analysis of 2026 proxy voting trends, governance reforms, shareholder activism and Vote No campaigns across the US, UK and Japan.
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Taskforce on nature expands membership

28 January 2022

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has added 13 new “knowledge partners” including the CDP, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
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Companies struggle as US targets forced labour

28 January 2022

A US law requiring the disclosure of links to potential forced labour could pose more supply chain issues to listed companies as investor scrutiny increases on social issues.
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Pooled fund split voting gains further support

28 January 2022

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has called for companies around the world to embrace sustainability to continue to attract capital from investors.
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Canada delays sustainability standards board

21 January 2022

Canada's consultation on its new sustainability standards board has extended its deadline until March, 2022.
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Asia's ESG ratings sector still developing, says OECD

21 January 2022

ESG ratings are still in the early stages of development in the Asia Pacific region, according to a report from the OECD.
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Lord Myners - the unlikely but likeable steward

21 January 2022

Paul Myners, Lord Myners, known as one of the busiest men in the City, had a fundamental impact on the world of British business.
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Investor group challenges EU taxonomy updates

14 January 2022

The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has warned against gas being included in the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy, claiming the move by the bloc is incompatible with its commitment to carboneutrality by 2050.
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Investors still ignoring deforestation, report finds

14 January 2022

Nearly three-quarters of financial companies do not have a deforestation commitment for all relevant commodities in their supply chains, according to a new report from non-profit organisation Global Canopy.
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IFRS begins search for sustainability standards board

14 January 2022

The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation has begun searching for board members of its sustainability standards body.
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EU taxonomy plan for nuclear sparks controversy

7 January 2022

The European Commission is in talks to classify nuclear energy and gas as green investments in its new sustainable taxonomy.
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Australia pushes ahead with proxy reforms

7 January 2022

The Australian government has introduced a new regulation to reform proxy voting advice services.
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Australia proxy season keeps ESG at the forefront

7 January 2022

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are increasingly at the forefront of debate in the Australian market and 2021’s AGM season proved no exception.
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A record year for ESG: Reflections on 2021

31 December 2021

With 2021 coming to a close, Minerva takes a brief look at the major trends seen this year and comments on the future of ESG investing.
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Canadian PM calls on ministers to push for climate disclosures

24 December 2021

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has urged his finance and environment ministers to enforce climate-related financial disclosures.
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FCA unveils final rules on TCFD requirements

24 December 2021

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a set of final rules requiring investment managers, pension funds, life insurers and publicly listed companies to provide disclosures aligned to the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
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SASB launches diversity, greenhouse gas and air quality projects

24 December 2021

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) has launched projects to tackle diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) across multiple standards, and to evaluate greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and air quality in its Marine Transportation standard.
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