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SEC’s Tesla decision risks accelerating retail voting programme adoption

SEC’s Tesla decision risks accelerating retail voting programme adoption

1 October 2026

The US SEC has cleared Tesla's retail voting programme, but its choice to let other companies use the same framework could prove far more significant.
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Asset owner feedback sought as ISSB builds approach

11 February 2022

Investors have been invited to give feedback on prototype disclosure templates set out by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).
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Companies urge EU to extend human rights, environmental rules

11 February 2022

The EU Commission should extend its planned rules on human rights and environmental due diligence to cover all companies regardless of size, according to a group of more than 100 organisations.
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Australian Senate rejects Frydenberg's proxy rules

11 February 2022

Three days after they came into effect, the Australian Senate has overturned Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s regulations on proxy advisers.
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SEC looking to revive rule on exec pay disclosures

4 February 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is calling for public feedback on a proposed rule requiring companies to disclose links between corporate performance and executive compensation.
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California eyes mandatory GHG emissions disclosure

4 February 2022

The California Senate has passed the Climate Corporate Accountability Act, a new bill that requires companies doing business in the state to disclose greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
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Rio Tinto report reveals ‘systemic’ bullying and harassment

4 February 2022

Anglo-Australian mining firm Rio Tinto has admitted to “systemic” bullying and sexism across its firm, according to an external report.
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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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