All AGM articles
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NewsCredit Suisse shareholders reject pension funds’ request for Greensill audit
Shareholders voted againts Ethos Foundation proposaland rejected a proposal to discharge legal liabilities for directors and executives for the 2020 financial year
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French investors drop Total climate disclosure shareholder proposal
… as MN and 10 others pursue resolution focussed on company’s emission reduction targets
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VW blocks latest shareholder proposal on climate lobbying
Carmaker rejects latest shareholder proposal on the basis that it deems it beyond the competence of the general meeting
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Border to Coast pushes for positive change as it reviews policies
The revised policies clarify and strengthen the pool’s voting position on issues such as climate change and diversity
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Pension funds call on pharmas to improve vaccine distribution
They threaten to vote against executive remuneration proposals and board appointments if insufficient action is taken
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Exxon AGM: Major European pension investors react to ‘historic’ vote
Many say outcome is an encouraging example of active ownership
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Institutional investors urge Credit Suisse to cut coal financing
Ethos directs questions to board prior to AGM, one specifically on plans to review Credit Suisse’s risk committee
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MP Pension changes name to AkademikerPension
Members vote against divesting gas stocks which fail to live up to Paris goals
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Lothian scheme adopts automated stock lending recall service
The service will allow LPF to vote at the AGMs of every company it holds
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ESG roundup: PRI asks investors about COVID-19 AGM experiences
Plus: Sustainanalytics second opinion transition bond service; Methodist churches dump BP, Total
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Exxon vote shows ‘desire for change’, says Church investor
LGIM and BlackRock were among the voters supporting change
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ESG roundup: New COVID-19 bill to provide legal certainty about AGMs [updated]
Plus: ESG metrics, scores moves; COVID-19 corporate governance expectations; Folksam green bond purchase; Stewardship reporting
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Shell climate shareholder proposal support gets 14% of vote
14% more than double the support the same resolution got at the 2018 AGM
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Church of England fuels ExxonMobil rebellion with open letter
It underlines the importance of governance, in the context not only of climate change, but also the collapse in demand for oil and gas
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SEC blocks Church climate proposal for Exxon AGM again
The proposal requested Exxon to issue a report describing its plans to reduce its total contribution to climate change
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Church investors toughen AGM voting policy
New measures extend expectations on diversity and hold directors to account on modern slavery
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UK asset manager body honing in on company climate risk reporting
Companies should report against TCFD framework by 2022
