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Institutional Investors and Shareholder Resolutions – A useful tool of engagement?
On 31 May 2017, Ceres.org reported that a 62% majority voted in favour of a shareholder proposal calling on ExxonMobil to ‘assess and disclose how it is preparing its business for the transition to a low-carbon future.’ This proposal was co-filed by institutional investors, including the New York State Common Retirement Fund and the Church […]
Posted in Commerce, Innovation & Technology, Research
Tagged climate change, Corporate Governance, Insolvency and Taxation (ROCIT), institutional investors, Regulation of Corporate, shareholder resolutions
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The road to Paris: climate barbarism or ethical action?
As the painful United Nations climate negotiations inch along the road to Paris 2015, we are faced with two options: ethical action or a descent into self-interest, writes Peter D Burdon. I doubt I will ever forget the emotional footage that I observed from the 2013 global Climate Change Conference (COP) in Warsaw, Poland. The […]
Posted in Government & Citizenship, Research
Tagged climate change, Environmental law, Public Law and Policy Research Unit (PLPRU)
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