All AGM articles
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Analysis
Shareholder engagement: what works and what doesn’t?
In the third of a four-part series on stewardship and shareholder engagement, Sophie Robinson-Tillett takes a deep dive into the differences of opinion at companies’ AGMs
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News
Investors stopped from voting on 23% of shareholder proposals at US firms
SEC approves 40% more ‘no action’ requests than last year
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Shell must enhance liquefied natural gas disclosures, says Brunel
AGM vote sends strong message from shareholders as Shell doubles down on growing LNG production, says ShareAction
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AI proposals gain investor support amid broader ESG retreat at annual meetings
Allianz GI, Amundi, Candriam and Nordea supported all key AI resolutions, according to analysis
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Nordic pension funds vow pressure on Equinor after AGM ‘disappointment’
‘Equinor is clearly moving in the wrong direction,’ says Sampension ESG chief; KLP rejects divestment
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Analysis
IPE ESG Briefing: A beyond decarbonisation approach to climate progress
Plus: Nearly a quarter of BP’s shareholders vote against chair reappointment; Retreat from ESG commitments due to political headwinds in the US
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AkademikerPension, Brunel among investors calling for banks to step up on climate transition
More than 30 investors, including AkademikerPension, P+, Folksam and Brunel Pension Partnership have signed a statement to be read at Barclays’ AGM today
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Quarter of shareholders vote down BP’s chair amid strategy row
Opposition could be driven by almost opposing concerns regarding the company’s oil and gas production strategy
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NBIM backs away from filing shareholder requests, according to AGM data
2025 Proxy Preview report has said there had been more secrecy around this year’s shareholder resolutions at US company annual meetings
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Analysis
Danish pension funds keep board diversity as corporate governance priority
Pension funds gear up for 2025 voting season amid pressure on shareholder rights in US
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Asset owner coalition challenges UK retailers over ‘poverty wages’
‘The UK’s biggest retailers are failing to support their workers with a real living wage,’ says ShareAction’s Catherine Howarth
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Analysis
Are shareholders finding it harder to make their voices heard?
A showdown at BP and changes at the SEC suggest companies are feeling empowered to snub investor requests
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News
Ethos, CPEG start new engagement campaign with largest asset managers
The campaign is a first step to induce asset managers to vote considering ESG criteria at AGMs
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BlackRock equity funds didn’t vote on US companies for almost 10 years
BlackRock ‘immediately notified affected clients, apologised and rectified the issue’, the firm said
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Railpen strengthens engagement and voting commitments for 2025
Railpen has strengthened voting policy on issues such as shareholder protection and audit quality for 2025 AGM season
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Ethos sets stricter voting conditions on corporate governance
The situation in terms of diversity on the board of directors of Swiss companies is ‘worrying’, says foundation
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Investors ask EU to harmonise voting rights in SRD overhaul
ICGN letter also calls for more clarity around collaborative engagement and acting in concert
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UK asset owners look to reset debate on corporate pay
A pay assessment for all FTSE 100 companies will be published by early 2025
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Pensions investors nudge FTSE 100 companies to hold climate strategy vote
LAPFF and CCLA wrote to chairs of 76 FTSE 100 companies that have not held a vote on their climate transition plans
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Greater Manchester Pension Fund adopts pass-through voting
GMPF can now uniformly apply its voting policy across both segregated and pooled funds, allowing it to directly influence decisions on critical issues