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Investors demand explanation from BP for attempt to omit climate proposal

Institutional investors are set to demand an explanation from BP on why it appears set to omit a climate-related shareholder proposal, as filers threatened legal action against the company.

BP and Shell hit with climate proposal filed by $1.5trn investor group

BP's climate row-back sparks shareholder rebellion at AGM

Nearly a quarter (24%) of shareholders voted against the reappointment of BP's chair, Helge Lund, which investors called an "unprecedented" show of dissent for the oil and gas company abandoning elements of its own climate strategy.

'Proxy voting is not dead'

This AGM season will reveal shareholders' climate resolve, writes Michael Hurley

Investor hesitation to back climate proposals leads shareholders to shelve resolutions

Shareholder group Follow This has, for the first time since 2016, abandoned plans to file a climate-related resolution with oil and gas majors, as it blamed "investor hesitation" to back such proposals on US attacks on shareholder democracy.

Controversial ExxonMobil lawsuit dismissed

The Texas District Court has dismissed a lawsuit by oil and gas giant ExxonMobil described as an "attack on shareholder democracy".

Planet First Partners invests £20m in plant-based meat

Investors urge Exxon to drop 'silencing' climate action lawsuit

Investors have urged ExxonMobil to drop a lawsuit against shareholders who filed a resolution calling on the oil major to set more ambitious emissions reductions targets.

Absolute versus intensity targets. Part two

Investors often leave companies to decide which type of target is most appropriate for their business. Genevieve Redgrave reports

Absolute versus intensity targets

Investors are increasingly calling for companies to adopt absolute emissions reductions targets, but intensity targets continue to dominate, at least for now. Genevieve Redgrave reports