Investors say addressing ESG matters and board composition will be among the most important factors in determining companies’ futures...Read more
Amazon has joined the ranks of companies whose shareholders this proxy season have given...Read more
proxy season
Shareholders of The Walt Disney Company will vote on proposals regarding two governance issues in the spotlight – lobbying activities...Read more
For corporate governance teams, the proliferation of socially responsible investment asset managers presents both risks and...Read more
The number of virtual shareholder meetings (VSMs) ballooned this year because of the obvious necessity presented by the Covid-19...Read more
– According to CNBC , the philanthropic investment group created by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar intends to convince business leaders...Read more
Vanguard has maintained its focus on ESG issues in terms of engagement and voting, according to its investment stewardship report on...Read more
A 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
The 2020 proxy season has been unusual for many reasons, not least because hundreds of companies have switched to virtual AGMs as a...Read more
The 2020 proxy season has been anything but routine, with the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting state shelter-in-place orders...Read more
Walmart shareholders will vote on a measure looking to add employee representation to the company’s board at a time when such ideas...Read more
May
ExxonMobil has acknowledged that shareholders at its AGM today voted to install two...Read more
A shareholder proposal asking JPMorgan Chase to conduct a racial equity audit has – while...Read more
American Express investors have supported a shareholder proposal requesting that the...Read more
A shareholder proposal regarding Sempra Energy’s lobbying in relation to climate change...Read more
April
– The Wall Street Journal reported that some of the companies that are once again hosting...Read more
The SEC has said SeaWorld Entertainment may exclude an animal rights group-backed...Read more
Shareholders in Google parent company Alphabet are set to vote on a proposal regarding...Read more
The SEC has said Activision Blizzard and Amazon are free to exclude union-backed...Read more
