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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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Oil & gas groups 'must improve ESG standards'

10 September 2021

Oil and gas companies need to show a clear and urgent focus on addressing environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns in order to continue to attract capital from investors, according to a new report from EY.
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TPI publishes fresh scenarios in wake of IPCC report

10 September 2021

Keeping the global average temperature rise to a maximum of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels will require an energy transformation that is "unparalleled in size and scope", according to the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI).
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One in three applications to UK Stewardship Code fail

10 September 2021

One in three applicants to the UK’s Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) Stewardship Code did not meet the required standard, owing to shortcomings in evidence and relying too heavily on policy.
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Minerva weighs in on TPR climate guidelines

10 September 2021

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Aussie investors push for energy market changes

3 September 2021

An Australian investor group has called for action to align Australia's energy industry with the wider international market.
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EU seeks experts for sustainability review

3 September 2021

The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) is seeking appointees for 11 new industry groups to assist with a review of the bloc's sustainability reporting standards.
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European banks factor ESG in remuneration packages

27 August 2021

The majority of Europe’s biggest financial institutions already have in place - or will have soon - remuneration packages linked to environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) performance, a report has revealed.
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Pfizer issues $1bn sustainability bond

27 August 2021

Pfizer has increased its presence in the growing sustainable debt market by issuing a $1 billion sustainability bond which will support the delivery of the Covid-19 vaccine.
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UN steps up corporate human rights expectations

27 August 2021

Many banks and investment funds have been included in an international treaty clamping down on private-sector human rights abuses.
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DoL proposes fresh ESG regulation

20 August 2021

The US Department of Labor (DoL) has proposed changes to a controversial rule brought in last year that would have restricted pension funds' ability to implement ESG strategies.
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EM alliance unveils green bond standards

20 August 2021

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The IPCC's new report - explained

20 August 2021

Human activity is “unequivocally” the driving force behind climate change, a newly published report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated in a grim new report published last week.
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Nasdaq's diversity disclosure rules approved by SEC

13 August 2021

US regulator the SEC has given the green light to Nasdaq to introduce rules aimed at improving the diversity disclosures of listed companies.
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UK asset owners join forces for diversity push

13 August 2021

Some of the UK's largest pension investors have collaborated to establish a formal, repeatable diversity assessment and improvement process.
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Top investors to collaborate on human rights

13 August 2021

Top international investment organisations are in talks to launch a new collaboration to promote human rights in the corporate world, according to Responsible Investor.
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MINERVA 2021 H1 UK VOTING REVIEW – NOW AVAILABLE

6 August 2021

Minerva has published its review of shareholder voting at the UK’s top 350 companies in the first half of the year. The analysis shows that average shareholder dissent in the first half of 2021 has continued the upward trend seen in recent years.
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