The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. said on April 4, 2019 it will vote against the proposed merger of Goldcorp Inc. and Newmont Mining Corp., highlighting its disapproval of a $US12 million retirement allowance for Goldcorp’s chair.
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Electronic Arts is laying off about 350 of its 9,000-person staff, CEO Andrew Wilson announced in a blog post on its website Tuesday.
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You’re concerned about climate change. But chances are, you don’t know what’s really in your investment portfolio and whether your investments are helping or hurting the cause.
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Creating foundational documents aimed at establishing an industrywide approach to identify and address forced labor in cotton sourcing, the Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN) on Wednesday released the YESS: Yarn Ethically & Sustainably Sourced Standard, and YESS Workbook.
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When investing client assets in ESG-focused funds, don’t just consider a fund’s investment strategy and holdings; look also at its proxy voting history and current votes on shareholder resolutions, now that the proxy voting season is underway. What you find may surprise you and/or your clients.
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Climate change questions don’t get more fundamental than this one: How much time is left to act before it is too late?
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Guns, opiods and climate change are the dominant issues shareholders are focusing on in resolutions filed this proxy season, according to the Proxy Preview 2019 report released Tuesday.
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HOUSTON — Facing investor pressure, one of America’s biggest oil producers has committed to setting targets to reduce emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from its oil and gas wells.
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Proxy Preview 2019 reveals intensified shareholder pressure on corporations across a wide range of ESG issues from climate and political spending to women.
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New York (CNN Business) Disney shareholders on Thursday narrowly approved a compensation package for CEO Bob Iger worth as much as $35 million this year.
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Even if you’re an advisor that doesn’t invest client funds in ESG, SRI or impact assets, you might want to consider these key findings from a new report, The 100 Most Overpaid CEOs 2019.
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As CEO compensation continues to balloon much faster than the rate of the average worker's salary, more people are asking what merits such a big payday for the people at the top.
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You've read it in the headlines: Temperatures are rising and icebergs are melting.
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OAKLAND, CA: February 28, 2019. Shareholder advocacy non-profit As You Sow has published its latest report on the 100 most overpaid US CEOs as compared to their companies’ median employee compensation.
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For the past five years, non-profit As You Sow has tracked the salaries of S&P 500 CEOs as a way to promote accountability for excessive compensation.
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As You Sow research suggests some market leaders approve ‘almost all’ CEO pay packages Some of the world’s largest fund managers are nodding through excessive pay packages, according to research from As You Sow – though some dispute the data.
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As You Sow research shows BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street approve ‘almost all’ CEO pay packages
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While more shareholders have been putting their foot down on excessive chief executive officer pay, not enough progress has been made, according to a new report by U.S.-based non-profit foundation As You Sow.
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As You Sow and Corporate Knights released today its sixth update of the Carbon Clean 200™, a list of the 200 publicly traded companies that are leading the way among their global peers to a clean energy future.
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