XPO Logistics shareholders reject exec comp proposals
Shareholders in XPO Logistics last week rejected proposals including two that would have linked executive compensation at the...
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Advisory intelligence: Evaluating your investor-facing ESG story
Sponsored content The rise of ESG investing strategies has been well documented, but the continued performance and demand for ESG...
ESG reporting in a crisis: A luxury firms cannot afford?
When Saudi Aramco announced its Q1 earnings this week, media attention was firmly on the announced lower profits and the...
Considering poison pills as corporate vaccines amid Covid-19
The US economy is not immune to the Covid-19 pandemic. Increased market volatility, lower stock prices, the reluctance of...
Standard Life suffers investor revolt over online shareholder meetings
Standard Life Aberdeen, the UK-based investment company, suffered a defeat at its AGM this week over plans to allow online...
Rule 14a-8 reforms would halt many resubmissions, CII argues
A new paper from the Council of Institutional Investors (CII) argues that parts of the SEC’s proposed changes to Rule 14a-8 would...
Pandemic highlights ESG importance, S&P Global Ratings says
The Covid-19 outbreak is highlighting the importance of ESG issues for companies, and those that take such issues seriously stand...
How can companies prioritize the needs of different stakeholders?
In his 1943 paper ‘A Theory of Human Motivation’, Abraham Maslow put forward his seminal theory on the ‘hierarchy of needs’. The...
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Physical risk driving investor interest in climate change, says Impax’s Julie Gorte
The physical risks stemming from climate change are the reason financial markets are increasingly focused on global warming...
Walmart shareholders to vote on employee board representation
Walmart shareholders will vote on a measure looking to add employee representation to the company’s board at a time when such...
