Climate Change Issues Prompting New Disclosures in Public Filings
Major investors and corporate America may be at odds over a range of governance issues today, but they do seem united on one important topic: climate ...
Shareholders Shoot Down Climate Change Proposals at Exxon Meeting
As one of the world’s largest oil and gas manufacturers, Exxon Mobil always commands the attention of environmentalists from outside the company. Th...
Amazon Comes Under Fire at Eventful Shareholders Meeting
With controversies mounting around Amazon, last week’s annual shareholder meeting in Seattle was all but guaranteed to turn into a circus. It didn't...
SEC Backs Exxon on Climate Change Proposal
As socially conscious investors continue to exert growing power over public companies, the fossil fuel industry offers a natural target for green gove...
Analysts Get Their Turn
Public companies have many different audiences to which they must answer. As this week’s Facebook hearings remind us, Congress is one of them. So to...
Investment Management Firms Pressure Companies to Make Climate Change a Priority
Climate change is real, especially in the investor community. Massive mutual fund firm Vanguard Group, which touts its core purpose as taking “a ...