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Vedanta Wal-Mart and Freeport most excluded companies in European investor sample: Novethic
15 most blacklisted companies listed by large investors.
January 2012
Olympus scandal highlights need for tighter focus on corporate governance in Japan
Increased levels of accountability and transparency are needed if Japanese companies are to attract long-term shareholders.
December 2011
EU Transparency Directive outlines new extractives and logging company reporting standards
Country-by-country reporting will encourage accountability and governance of natural resources, says EU.
October 2011
New York City funds trigger Microsoft supply chain commitment
Software giant says it appreciates discussions with shareholders
October 2011
Investors back EU on enhanced disclosure for extractives companies
But letter to EU Commissioner, Michel Barnier, warns on legal conflict.
October 2011
Pressure mounts on News Corp board as US proxy firms weigh in
ISS and Glass Lewis recommend director no votes.
October 2011
Top 13 extractives giants own 6,000+ subsidiaries as EU mulls country-by-country reports for sector
Report says shareholders can’t measure potential risks to their investments.
September 2011
FREE Editor’s comment: Murdoch and News Corp, hacked to bits?
Shareholders can’t say they weren’t warned!
July 2011
FREE US institutional investors take on News Corp. over phone hacking
US funds file amended complaint in wake of scandal
July 2011
Remuneration at heart of new OECD guidelines for multinationals
Tougher standards to protect human rights and social development
May 2011
$900bn investor coalition to write to Russell 1000 CEOs in sustainability push
Levi Strauss kicks off investor-corporate sustainable round table with supply chain commitment.
May 2011
UK reporting watchdog forced Rio Tinto to publish ESG financial risks
Investigation followed complaint from investor.
May 2011
Amazon.com facing climate change resolution at AGM
Investors have opportunity to hold firm to account
May 2011
Dutch pension giants voted against BP safety chief
Influential asset owners refused to back Sir William Castell
April 2011
BP’s ghost reappears but have asset owners learned their lessons?
Australia’s first climate change AGM resolution at Woodside Petroleum takes place on April 20.
April 2011
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Wal-Mart could face shareholder resolution on supply chain sustainability
SEC gives OK to New York Pension Funds’ AGM proposal
April 2011
BP faces pressure from world’s biggest investor proxy voting firms ahead of AGM
Influential advisors take oil major to task over remuneration and safety.
March 2011
Shell cuts executive bonus link to Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Decision follows exit from index in 2010
March 2011
Almost 40% of shareholders vote down Novartis board package at AGM after first ever say-on-pay
AGM is first ever advisory vote on remuneration following investor campaign.
February 2011
Shareholders drop resolution on BP’s Gulf oil spill
Investor group favours UK-style engagement at oil major
January 2011
Boston Common divests Cisco Systems over human rights
Investor also expresses concerns over proxy voting
January 2011
APG calls on BP to integrate safety into pay following Deepwater
Call comes as US funds get lead plaintiff status
January 2011
BP facing shareholder resolution on oil spill
Global investors team up to quiz oil major on risk management
December 2010
Norway’s KLP puts BP on watch list over Deepwater oil spill
Influential responsible investor initiates dialogue with oil giant
December 2010
European Commission consults on ‘country-by-country’ multinational tax reforms
Investors could be better able to assess national tax activities, says EU.
November 2010
UK pension funds slam Vedanta on ESG issues as share price tanks
Funds say company has been intransigent in the face of corporate engagement.
August 2010
Pension funds buy into Transocean despite US criminal justice probe: RI Exclusive Research
SEC filings show mixed response by investors to Deepwater drilling company
August 2010
APG sends warning to mining firm Vedanta on ESG issues
Giant pensions manager abstains at AGM vote over ESG concerns.
July 2010
APG details 19 exclusions; plans ESG by asset class
Dutch giant releases Responsible Investing Report
July 2010
What have asset managers learnt from the BP disaster?
Few fund managers sold BP despite some of the warning signs.
June 2010
US pharma groups rise in 2010 Access to Medicine Index rankings
First ATM ranking for generic drug companies
June 2010
Ontario legislature report calls for Toronto-listed firms to face more ESG disclosure
Exchange is major listing venue for mining and hydrocarbon companies.
June 2010
How should investors respond to the BP Deepwater disaster?
Demand a full, long-term environmental clean-up, board accountability and management explanation, say Mark Tulay and Stephen Viederman
June 2010
Drilling down on ESG risks in the mining sector
Investors need to be aware of the multiple sustainable initiatives and how they work.
June 2010
Shell: investor campaigners strike blow on tar sands
11% of votes decline to support management
May 2010
Shell’s Dutch pension fund engages with 117 companies
€15bn fund in dialogue on a range of issues
May 2010
Investor coalition calls for clean energy shift after BP Deepwater disaster
Shareholders press BP over safety and environmental cost of deep sea oil extraction.
May 2010
Shareholder abstention on oil sands resolution fires BP warning shot
More than 15% of share register fails to back BP management.
April 2010
Shell UK pension fund among new UN PRI signatories
€12bn Shell scheme joins burgeoning UN PRI membership
April 2010
Oil sands campaign targets ConocoPhillips and ExxonMobil ahead of today’s BP showdown
Resolutions for improved reporting lodged with two more oil majors.
April 2010
RI round up: Apr 09
RI’s regular round-up of the most important responsible investment news.
April 2010
APG may vote against BP, Shell on tar sands
APG Asset Management warns it may join shareholder protests over the involvement of oil giants BP and Shell in controversial tar sands projects in Alberta, Canada.
April 2010
UK trades unions and NGOs unite for pension fund e-mail campaign over BP/Shell tar sands
Website lists pension funds and managers with shares in oil giants.
February 2010
Shell freezes exec salaries and includes sustainability performance after shareholder pressure
Oil giant cites ‘open and constructive’ shareholder dialogue
February 2010
Institutional shareholders to quiz Shell board over Canadian oil sands at AGM
FairPensions co-ordinates resolution for May 18 shareholder meet.
January 2010
Mn Services: The former Dutch politician now engaging with Wal-Mart
RI talks to Kris Douma, who leads the governance of 2000 companies worldwide for Mn Services, the Dutch pension fund manager.
August 2008
Sovereign wealth funds: the future of ESG investing?
Attacked for political investing, could sovereign wealth funds actually be the most important future trend in ESG finance?
July 2008
RI interview: Global Compact chief points the way for UNPRI
Georg Kell, executive director of the corporate forerunner of the UNPRI talks about the issues the $14 trillion investor initiative may have to face.
July 2008
Why sovereign wealth funds have provoked schizophrenia in western markets
Market saviours or dangerous political investors? Sovereign wealth funds have got governments in a funk.
April 2008
UN PRI cuts its teeth with first public investor campaign
Supporters say boost to Global Compact points the way to more sophisticated collaborations.
January 2008