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January 17, 2025
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February 14, 2025
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CII Updates Reincorporation & Shareholder Voting Rights Policies
March 21, 2025
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Rolls Royce rolls back DEI groups amid pressure from the US
May 7, 2025
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Excluding ESG: Biden Sustainable Investing Rule Overturned
June 2, 2025
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Shareholder Setback: US SEC Ruling Heightens Proposal Problems
June 10, 2025
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Investor Choice Infringement: Texas Advances Proxy Advisor Regulation
June 17, 2025
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Relaxing Rules: SEC Mulls Easing Exec Pay, Public Company Regulations
July 4, 2025
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ERISA Overhaul: House Committee Approves Bill Prohibiting ESG Factors
July 4, 2025
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Proxy Advisors Prevail: Court Strikes Down US SEC Regulation Attempt
July 4, 2025
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DCSS Conundrum: FinTech’s Ex-CEO Criticises US Relisting Plans
July 24, 2025
Read MoreProxy Advisor Pushback: Texas Sued Over Impending Regulation
July 29, 2025
Read MoreDCSS Disclosure Drive: US Bill Receives Strong Bipartisan Backing
July 29, 2025
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Fiduciary Duty Fracas: US States Target Asset Managers’ ESG Practices
August 1, 2025
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See You in Court: Texas-led Case Against Asset Managers Advances
August 6, 2025
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Double Trouble: US Tech Firm’s Bundled Proposal Targets DCSS Extension
August 6, 2025
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SBTi Showdown: Republican States Set Out Antitrust Threat
August 15, 2025
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Culling CSRD, CSDDD: EU-US Trade Deal Poses Significant Sustainability Setback
August 22, 2025
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The Democrats Strike Back: Asset Managers Pushed on “Responsible Stewardship” Commitment
August 26, 2025
Read MorePressuring Proxy Advisors: Hearing Reveals Regressive Republican Regulation Plans
September 17, 2025
Read MoreTexas Threat: Attorney General Targets Proxy Advisors in Fresh Attack
September 18, 2025
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Climate Crisis Challenge: Starmer Advised to Question “Reckless” Trump Approach
September 19, 2025
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Shareholder Rights Skirmish: Investor Group Lambasts Congressional Interference
September 23, 2025
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Acting on AI: California Targets Tech Transparency with New Bill
October 1, 2025
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Slashing Sustainability: US Moves to Usurp EU Green Rules
October 10, 2025
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Arbitration Adversity: Class Action Campaign Condemns US SEC Policy Shift
October 14, 2025
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Backing BPPG: Industry Experts Voice Support for Proxy Advisors’ Position
October 17, 2025
Read MoreEliminating Environmental and Social: SEC’s Atkins Suggests States Could Prevent Proposals
October 20, 2025
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Musk Malcontent: Tesla CEO’s Pay Package Pushback Intensifies
October 29, 2025
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Tesla Trillion: Shareholders Approve Musk’s Significant CEO Pay Award
November 7, 2025
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AI Answerability: US Bipartisan Bill Targets Corporate Job Loss Disclosure
November 18, 2025
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Income “Insanity”: Sanders Lambasts Tesla CEO Musk’s U$1tn Pay Package
December 11, 2025
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‘No Action’ Retraction: Costco Accepts Anti-ESG Proposal Despite SEC Overhaul
December 12, 2025
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White House Targets Proxy Advisors: Washington Puts Voting ‘Plumbing’ on Notice
December 18, 2025
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Anti-DEI Drive: Trump’s DOJ Wields Fraud Law to Dissuade Companies
January 9, 2026
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Political Spending Clash: Shareholder Challenges Cadence Micromanagement Appeal
January 9, 2026
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Executive Pay Upset: Trump Proposes U$5m Defence Sector Remuneration Cap
January 9, 2026
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Extinguishing ESG: US House Approves Prohibitive Bill for Pension Funds
January 20, 2026
Read MoreDecrying DEI: Texas’ Paxton Brands 100+ State Laws as “Unconstitutional”
January 23, 2026
Read More‘No Action’ Reaction: ICCR Questions SEC’s Controversial Shareholder Stance
January 27, 2026
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US state attorneys general escalate ESG pressure on credit ratings agencies
April 30, 2026
State-level political pressure is increasingly poised to shape the boundaries of “acceptable” financial risk analysis in the US, with direct implications for the consistency and independence of credit ratings.
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Trump’s Anti DEI Order Heads to Court as Investors Hold the Line
April 30, 2026
US political and legal pressure on DEI is creating a growing disconnect with investor expectations, forcing boards to navigate conflicting risks between regulatory exposure and shareholder governance norms.
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The fiduciary squeeze is timed for when trustees can’t look up
April 23, 2026
A cluster of interventions on sustainability-linked stewardship landed in the three weeks when trustees have the least capacity.
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From Prudence and Loyalty to Maximum Discretion: How US Fiduciary Duty Just Changed Shape
April 2, 2026
On 31 March 2026, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule that quietly but decisively rewrites the language of fiduciary duty under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
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Twitter Trial: Court Ruling Raises the Governance Bar on Executive Communications
March 25, 2026
A California court has ruled that two Elon Musk tweets during his 2022 acquisition process of Twitter unlawfully depressed the company’s share price, opening the door to an estimated U$2.6 billion damages claim.
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Your Vote, Their Permission: Why Shareholder Proposal Rights in the US Are Under Existential Threat
March 20, 2026
The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and As You Sow have filed a lawsuit against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) challenging the controversial overhaul of its ‘no action’ request process adopted in November 2025.
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Coca-Cola Caution: No ‘No Action’ Requests Filed for First Time Since 2020
March 18, 2026
The Coca-Cola Company appears to have filed no ‘no action’ requests for the first time since 2020 despite changes from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) giving companies greater power to exclude shareholder proposals.
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Indiana House Bill 1273: The New Front in America’s Fight Over Stewardship Information
March 13, 2026
Indiana’s recently ratified House Bill (HB) 1273 arrives at a moment when several US states are testing how far they can go in shaping the information that underpins stewardship information and shareholder voting.
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Shareholder Rights Under Pressure: Three Developments to Watch
March 13, 2026
A clash over a BP shareholder resolution, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) retreat from traditional proposal review and ExxonMobil’s planned move to Texas all point to the same trend: management and regulators are testing the boundaries of shareholder scrutiny.
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NZAM Revived: Relaunched Initiative Draws 250+ Signatories
March 3, 2026
The Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAM) has been formally relaunched with more than 250 signatories just over year after the project was paused following the exit of several major institutional investors.
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Shareholders’ Success: AT&T Proposal Exclusion U-turn Intensifies Uncertainty
February 27, 2026
US telecommunications giant AT&T has U-turned on its decision to exclude a diversity, equity and inclusion-focused (DEI) shareholder proposal from its 2026 proxy materials following a lawsuit from investors.
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Starbucks’ Shareholder Showdown: Investors Issue ‘Vote No’ Campaign Against Director Duo
February 23, 2026
Starbucks shareholders have called on their fellow investors to vote against the re-election of two company directors at its 25 March AGM due to “sustained oversight failures of labor relations”.
Read MoreShareholders’ Stand: Investors Push to Reassert Control Amid Rising DEI Exclusions
February 18, 2026
Shareholders have sued US telecommunications giant AT&T for excluding a DEI-focused proposal as heightened risks created by the US SEC’s change in approach to ‘no action’ requests are highlighted.
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Enticing IPOs: SEC Chair Atkins Targets “Regulatory Creep”, Eyes Shareholder Meeting Reforms
February 18, 2026
US SEC Chair Paul Atkins has launched a campaign to roll back what he calls “regulatory creep,” outlining a plan to “make IPOs great again” during recent testimony to the US House Financial Committee.
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Anti-DEI Augmented: Appeal to Overturn Trump Executive Order Rejected
February 10, 2026
A challenge to US President Donald Trump’s high-profile executive orders against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes has been rejected by an appeals court.
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Mixed Messages: Disney Accepts Resolutions from Anti-ESG Proponent Trio Amid Legal Uncertainty
January 28, 2026
Disney has revealed that three shareholder proposals from anti-ESG proponents will be voted on at its 2026 AGM amid concerns over litigation should resolutions be excluded following controversial changes to the ‘no action’ process.
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Exempt Solicitation Overhaul: Shareholders Signal EDGAR Shift Concerns to SEC
February 3, 2026
Major shareholders have stressed concerns to the SEC about significant changes to the use of its EDGAR filing platform and exempt solicitation notices, as well as other developments that undercut shareholder rights.
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Texas SB 13 Struck Down: Judge Rules Against Anti-ESG Law
February 5, 2026
A Texas federal judge has struck down one of the US’ most prominent anti-environment, social and governance (ESG) laws, ruling that prohibiting state investment in companies avoiding financing fossil fuels is unconstitutional.
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