The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently issued the first of several forthcoming reports on the latest science on climate change. The report effectively signaled a code red for humanity. It told corporations and governments in no uncertain terms, act with urgency to lower emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change at a more rapid pace and on ...
READSustainability-focused groups are calling on the CEOs of major U.S. corporations who make up the Business Roundtable to act on their recent declaration that the companies should concentrate on providing benefits to all stakeholders rather than primarily on deriving profits for shareholders. About 180 of the roundtable's member CEOs signed a letter in August expressing the view ...
READShareholder advocates worry the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's plan to be more selective in weighing in on corporations' requests to block shareholder resolutions could tip the scales in favor of companies, prompt more litigation and generally make the process less transparent. "Without the agency’s routine written guidance, investors and companies will be in the pos...
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