Michael Hurley

BP's climate row-back sparks shareholder rebellion at AGM

Nearly a quarter (24%) of shareholders voted against the reappointment of BP's chair, Helge Lund, which investors called an "unprecedented" show of dissent for the oil and gas company abandoning elements of its own climate strategy.

Railpen using CA100+ benchmark to push boards for climate lobbying transparency

UK pension fund Railpen has stepped up a push for companies to prove their lobbying practices are geared toward meeting net zero targets ahead of the current season of annual general meetings (AGMs).

Canadian Sustainability Standards Board appoints chair

GPIF sustainability policy an 'important signal' for Asia-Pacific transition

The creation of a formal sustainable investment policy by Japan's $1.8 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) sets an important signal for shareholder advocacy in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC).

Investors set to demand change on BP climate stance at AGM

'Proxy voting is not dead'

This AGM season will reveal shareholders' climate resolve, writes Michael Hurley

NZBA ditches requirement to target 1.5°C alignment to give banks more 'flexibility'

The Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) has approved changes to its framework to no longer require targeting 1.5°C alignment - instead allowing members to choose from "a wider range of net-zero pathways ... to limit global temperature rise to 'well below 2°C' and to strive for 1.5°C".

Trump issues order to block US state climate action

Climate policy pendulum may bring near-term relief but longer-term pain, S&P says

Weakened climate-related policy in the US and Europe does not necessarily mean companies are exposed to less climate-related financial risk - with near-term relief tinged with the prospect of longer-term pain, according to credit ratings agency S&P.

Investor hesitation to back climate proposals leads shareholders to shelve resolutions

Shareholder group Follow This has, for the first time since 2016, abandoned plans to file a climate-related resolution with oil and gas majors, as it blamed "investor hesitation" to back such proposals on US attacks on shareholder democracy.