ESGCeres launches sustainability action plan for companies Oct 08, 2020Ben MaidenCeres on Wednesday launched a framework for what it hopes will be a decade of efforts by companies to make sustainability a central...Read more
ShareholdersSEC finalizes Rule 14a-8 reforms Sep 24, 2020Ben MaidenIn a split-decision, the SEC yesterday approved changes to the shareholder proposal process that have sparked thousands of comment...Read more
ESGCeres highlights general counsel role in climate lobbying efforts Aug 20, 2020Ben MaidenGeneral counsel have an important role in ensuring governance tools are in place to align their companies’ direct lobbying – or...Read more
Technology & social mediaInvestor groups urge SEC to help improve virtual AGMs Jul 17, 2020Ben MaidenA coalition of major investor groups has called on the SEC to take action to avoid a repeat of what it says was a proxy season...Read more
ESGInfluential proposal providers face uncertainty Jun 12, 2020Ben AshwellOn May 21, 1971, shareholders at General Motors’ (GM) annual general meeting voted on an unusual resolution put forward by the...Read more
ESGWhy sustainability reporting needs governance perspective Oct 03, 2019Alyson Genovese, GRI. Hannah Saltman, Ceres Effective corporate sustainability reporting cannot be decision-useful unless it is discussed within the context of a company’s...Read more
ShareholdersGroups reject revised 14a-8 no-action approach Sep 24, 2019Ben MaidenGroups including Ceres and the Council of Institutional Investors have called for the SEC’s division of corporation finance to drop...Read more
ESGHow GRI targets common language for ESG reporting Jun 19, 2019Debbie MillerWhat is your methodology and approach to reporting on ESG matters? The Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) methodology is encompassed...Read more
ESGAsset managers back more climate proposals, Ceres finds Mar 08, 2019Ben MaidenNew analysis from Ceres and FundVotes indicates robust growth in support for climate-related proposals among the largest institutional...Read more
ESGCeres demands better corporate sustainability reporting Aug 22, 2018Veena Ramani, CeresIn 2008, the world was plunged into a financial crisis because investors made bad decisions on financial risks they didn’t fully...Read more