Paul Hodgson
New analysis and tools for identifying pro and anti-climate moves by companies and trade associations show how lobbying is thwarting change in the US
350.org says 1,240 institutions with over $14trn in AUM have committed to divest
Can we trust promises about reducing production (though not emissions) by 2030?
Shareholder derivative and class action lawsuits serve very different ends for shareholders, but which best serve their interests?
There’s more discussion of ESG issues on traditional earnings calls - and a rise in ‘ESG-only’ investor calls
Paul Hodgson: How investor-corporate engagement can be beneficial for all concerned (with examples!)
A sometimes confrontational process can often result in positive outcomes and even mutual respect
The scandal occurred despite a ‘stakeholder’ governance structure
The new rules on ‘pecuniary’ factors in investment choices has the investment world in a tiz. Why?
Even guidance from the influential Council of Institutional Investors doesn’t seem to have changed things...yet.
How the SEC’s attempt to all but ban shareholder proposals could have disastrous effects