Following the Paris Agreement in 2015, companies have been pressured by a wide range of stakeholders to align their business operations with a goal of limiting global warming to 2°C. Recent shareholder proposals requesting additional [...]
Glass Lewis conducted a Proxy Talk to discuss climate change-related shareholder proposals up for vote during the 2018 proxy season with a panel of experts. Proxy season is back, and climate change is still at [...]
Highlights from the world of Proxy Papers you can’t afford to miss! Origin Energy Limited; BHP Billiton plc; BHP Billiton Limited Australian Securities Exchange – October 18 (ORG); London Stock Exchange – October 19 (BLT [...]
The Bank of England's Q2 Quarterly Bulletin focuses on an area of risk that is considered increasingly significant by a number of investors. No, not liquidity levels, ring-fencing, or consumer fees; instead, the BoE has [...]
Glass Lewis conducted a Proxy Talk to discuss climate change-related shareholder proposals up for vote during the 2017 proxy season with a panel of experts. For institutional investors and mainstream retail shareholders alike, climate change [...]
On May 25th, shareholders will vote on several high-profile shareholder resolutions at Exxon Mobil Corporation, Chevron Corporation and Southern Company. The proposals request the companies disclose more information concerning exposure to climate change-related risks. Support [...]
On April 7 Glass Lewis hosted a Proxy Talk conference call to discuss shareholder proposals relating to the environment that shareholders will vote on at companies in 2016, including proposals submitted at three energy companies [...]
BP PLC LSE: BP Meeting Date: 4/16/2015 Five years on from the Deepwater Horizon disaster, BP remains a lightning rod for investors and other stakeholders concerned with sustainability. As such, it may [...]
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (“NOAA”), July 2012 was the hottest month on record for the contiguous United States. Not only was July the hottest month, but as a whole, precipitation totals [...]