‘Disappointing’ -  FRC drops ESG from stewardship definition

The UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has released an updated version of its widely observed Stewardship Code, which no longer explicitly refers to environmental and social benefits, a move some in the industry have labelled disappointing

LGPS pool advances climate strategy with majority of assets Paris-aligned

Banking on bankers: is investor pressure on fossil fuel lenders falling short?

Despite consistent investor demand, most banks are yet to refine their transition strategies

US-Europe manager divergence on climate widens

The gap between European and US managers on climate action is widening further, amid growing pressures from asset owners on stewardship alignment

Shell AGM: significant minority of investors raise concern about LNG push

A significant minority of shareholders has backed a resolution questioning Shell's planned LNG expansion amid growing divisions about the company's transition strategy

Are we entering a ‘dark age’ for shareholder participation in fossil fuel AGMs?

Brynn O’Brien, executive director at the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) reflects on an increasingly repressive environment at fossil fuel AGMs, urging investors to push back against a hollowing out of shareholder rights

Woodside AGM: investor discontent over climate governance grows

Nearly 20% of shareholders vote against sustainability committee chair Ann Pickard

US pension giants to oppose Woodside chair reappointment

Revealed: the companies with exposure to deforestation debt and how investors can engage

Multinational companies have raised more than $60bn of debt with exposure to deforestation in the first quarter of 2025 alone, but bond maturities offer investors a crucial window to engage

Mind the gap: younger DC members care about the planet, their pension funds should take note

Natalie Waller, an independent trustee joins forces with HS Trustees MD Bobby Riddaway urging DC Schemes not to ignore inter-generational risk

BP suffers historic shareholder rebellion at 2025 AGM

At BP’s AGM today, nearly a quarter of shareholders opposed the reappointment of the chair, expressing their discontent with the firm’s scaled-back climate ambitions

Investors predeclare vote against BP chair in protest at climate U-turn

A group of major investors in BP have confirmed that they will oppose the reappointment of the company’s outgoing chair, in protest at the firm’s scaled-back climate ambitions

Follow This pauses shareholder resolutions citing lack of investor support

Dutch campaign group Follow This is not filing any proposals during this AGM season, highlighting growing reluctance among investors to back shareholder activism

NYC comptroller warns managers to improve climate reporting or risk divestment

The New York City Pension Systems have presented their managers with a new deadline on climate reporting, threatening to divest from those who fail to meet expectations