All AGMs articles
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NewsCorporate governance: Investor sentiment is not clear this AGM season
‘It feels like there’s a moment of reflection happening across all camps: those that support responsible investment and those that are sceptical of it,’ says ShareAction
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Pension investors repeat demand to TotalEnergies: align emissions with Paris
The French energy firm refused to table a similar resolution at last year’s AGM, but investors have found a way to prevent this from happening again
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Opinion Pieces
Questions BP investors should ask themselves
A lot has happened in sustainable finance since the last AGM season: an energy crisis in Europe, an escalating legal campaign against ESG in the US, a credibility crisis for the world’s biggest net zero investment group, and ground-breaking political agreements to protect the planet’s natural resources and marine ecosystems.
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UK roundup: PLSA issues stewardship and voting guidelines
Plus: LCP launches Illiquid Asset Solutions Group; PASA releases dashboards guidance
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Asset owners target top management performance at AGMs
Decisions on ESG and executive pay are also top priorities
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Denmark’s PFA doubles volume of shareholder voting in three years
Responsible investment just as much about seeing opportunities as saying no, says Krogh Petersen
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Dutch pension funds often vote against climate resolutions – study
Pension funds must get rid of their fear to be a nuisance to the companies they invest in, according to action groups Groen Pensioen and BothEnds
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Ethos opposes Novartis’ proposal of virtual-only AGMs
The foundation is in favour instead of ‘hybrid’ AGMs
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ESG roundup: Investors call for voting on ‘Say on Climate’
Plus: Pass-through voting technology give path to effective stewardship, says Tumelo
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No link between executive pay and company performance, summit told
The current executive pay system is broken, enabling and protecting excess with ‘a pretence of accountability’
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Ethos Foundation tries to limit power of board directors on capital increase
New rules on fluctuation margin come into effect 1 January
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PFA takes floor at Total AGM, after narrowing oil and gas exposure to two firms
Danish pensions giant says French multinational must go faster in green transition
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IIGCC launches framework to ‘raise bar for investor climate stewardship’
Toolkit comes ahead of imminent AGMs and as NGOs criticise the Global Financial Alliance for Net-Zero
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Swedish pension funds at odds over scandal-hit Ericsson’s AGM
Major investor in telecoms firm AMF says Ericsson board has worked to reduce corruption risk
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Investors call for action on climate change, diversity
Investment Association encourages firms to disclose their plans for transition to net zero
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92% in favour of Total climate resolution but vote signal questioned
More shareholders vote in favour of shareholder climate resolutions than are prepared to vote against management transition plans
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11% vote against Shell energy transition strategy, 30% for Follow This
€238bn Dutch pension fund PFZW contributes to 11% vote against Shell’s own resolution on its energy transition strategy
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ESG roundup: UK managers send stronger message on ethnic diversity
Plus: SIX buys Canadian-AI platform
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ABP rejects most climate resolutions by major oil companies, finds Fossil Free
ABP claims it does not support the resolutions because they add little to earlier climate commitments made by the oil companies
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Asset management roundup: LGIM launches secure income range for DB plans
Plus: Franklin Templeton-Legg Mason deal done; AXA IM sees potential for hybrid AGMs
