Are ESG Ratings Agencies Up to the Task?
Back in the 1980s, Diff’rent Strokes aired a “very special episode” in which the Drummond family taught viewers a lesson about air pollution. On...
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...
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...
Management Strikes Back on Shareholder Proposals
This proxy season, two narratives are taking shape around shareholder proposals – one of them favoring activist shareholders, the other favoring man...
As U.S. Leaves Paris Accord, Exxon Shareholders Show Climate Concern
News that the U.S. would be pulling out of the Paris climate accord broke late in the day on June 1. Within hours, shareholders of the world’s large...