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Will MAGA politics trump sustainability at US AGMs?

The 'anti-ESG' movement threatens to further undermine support for shareholder proposals, Michael Hurley reports

Investors urge reform of GHG Protocol renewables accounting

Investors have urged the GHG Protocol to change its standards to ensure companies' claims more accurately link renewable energy purchases to the time and place the energy was produced and consumed.

25% drop in US shareholder proposals amid anti-ESG regulation, PIRC says

"A marked decline" in proposals reaching the ballot at shareholder meetings in the US, of about 25% compared with last year, has been linked to regulators seeking to deter investors from influencing companies on sustainability issues.

PIRC to assess Crédit Ag response to ECB fine

Pensions and Investment Research Consultants (PIRC) says it will assess how Crédit Agricole responds to a fine from the European Central Bank (ECB) as it mulls a vote against members of the bank's sustainability committee and board.

Proxy advisor to 'review election' of Crédit Ag governing body after ECB fine

Pensions and Investment Research Consultants (PIRC) will review the election of any member of Crédit Agricole's sustainability committee, its board chair or its CEO, after the bank's climate-related fine by the European Central Bank (ECB), it said.

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