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Half of the 100 Largest US and European Companies Are Impacted by ESG Shareholder Proposals, with Governance is Mainly Targeted.

Willis Towers Watson seen ripe for overhaul as post-Aon upside deemed activism catalyst

TotalEnergies, Vinci, Royal Dutch Shell, HSBC, S&P Global, Moody's asked investors for their opinion on their climate strategy. Companies in industrial sectors and banks are taking the lead.

Anna Hirai and Andrew Brady share the latest Progress Group paper with Harvard Law School

Report reveals that since 2019 only 32 companies have agreed to submit their climate action plans to a shareholder vote.

Say-on-climate issue now ‘one of the most contentious topics’ in 2021 AGM season

Roberto Casado of Expansion in Spain covers SquareWell's latest Progress Group paper titled "Managing ESG Data and Rating Risks".

While Japan’s corporations have long resisted the entreaties of activist shareholders, Toshiba had come under intense pressure after a series of scandals.

A Look at Which Japanese Asset Managers Supported Effissimo at the March 2021 Special Meeting

SquareWell is excited to join SASB's Consultant Program. Sustainability consultants are important catalysts in the adoption of business processes to ensure consistent, comparable and reliable ESG data; this program is designed to support consultants in that mission.

Aviva Turnaround Could See ‘Constructive’ Boost from Cevian, Though Hurdles Stand – advisers

Christopher James, who once owned a coal mine, was an improbable activist for change at the oil giant. But he was able to convince Wall Street’s biggest money managers to back his thesis.