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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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EU Lawmakers outline new board diversity regulations

10 June 2022

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SEC proposes new rules against greenwashing in ESG funds

10 June 2022

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SDGs will fail without private sector alignment: SDSN Report

10 June 2022

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Minerva Appointed to National LGPS Framework

31 May 2022

Minerva is delighted to have been reappointed to the latest edition of the National LGPS Framework for Stewardship Services.
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SEC fines BNY Mellon over false ESG statements

27 May 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged BNY Mellon Investment Advisor, Inc. for misstatements and omissions about ESG considerations in undertaking investment decisions for mutual funds they oversee.
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Civil society groups call for stronger corporate sustainability due diligence

27 May 2022

mission's proposal for a directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence, over 220 civil society groups have signed a joint statement calling for the proposal to be strengthened.
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Amazon shareholders vote against socially focussed resolutions

27 May 2022

Fifteen investor-led resolutions that took aim at company policies ranging from mistreatment of workers to nondisclosure agreements, failed to pass after majority of Amazon shareholders voted against them.
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EU to crackdown on greenwashing in green bonds

20 May 2022

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Woodside shareholders back merger with BHP

20 May 2022

Woodside Petroleum’s shareholders voted 98.66% in favour of a merger with BHP’s petroleum arm at the company’s AGM.
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Shareholders push back against TotalEnergies

20 May 2022

A shareholder coalition has stated it will vote against TotalEnergies’ executive pay and sustainability and climate progress report after the company refused to include their resolution at its AGM.
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SBTi warns Asset managers over passive fund emissions

13 May 2022

To have targets approved by the SBTi, asset owners must include passive funds in carbon estimates.
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SEC extends comment period on climate risk consultation

13 May 2022

Deadline for comments on The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, now 17 June 2022.
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Activist investor pressures Mcdonald’s on supply chain abuses

13 May 2022

Activist investor Carl Icahn has written to fellow McDonald’s shareholders taking issue with the company’s continued failure to combat animal cruelties along its supply chains.
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Santos shareholders vote against CEO incentive

6 May 2022

A quarter of shareholders of Australian energy company Santos have voted against the company’s executive pay plans, according to Reuters.
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UK’s advertising regulator accuses HSBC of greenwashing

6 May 2022

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has accused HSBC of misleading customers in its adverts on the company’s green initiatives, according to a draft recommendation seen by the Financial Times.
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SEC charges Brazilian mining over safety claims

6 May 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Brazilian mining company Vale S.A. with making “false and misleading” claims about the safety of its dams prior to the collapse of the Brumadinho dam which killed 270 people.
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