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Emile Hallez

Emile Hallez is ESG editor at InvestmentNews. Previously he was U.S. news editor for ESG Clarity, covered retirement at InvestmentNews, and worked as a reporter and associate editor at Ignites, a Financial Times publication. Prior to his work in financial journalism, he cut his teeth as a reporter at Evergreen Newspapers, a small chain of community papers in Colorado. Going back even farther in time, he worked as a technician at a tissue bank, making bone, soft tissue and skin grafts. Emile is passionate about cycling, rock climbing, and environmental and animal rights issues. He can often be found exploring the woods of Maine with his wife, Meika, and rescue mutts Piper and Buckey.

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Chubb faces new kind of shareholder vote over fossil fuels

The SEC didn't approve a request from Chubb to keep the shareholder resolution off the proxy ballot for its May 19 meeting.

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SEC moves to mandate Scope 3 emissions reporting

Securities issuers would also have to report Scope 1 and 2 emissions, or those that are directly from their operations and the energy they use, on their registration statements and periodic reports.

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Record proxy season stars are climate and human rights

The number of proposals is more than 20% higher this year than last, Proxy Preview found.

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Robo adds fossil fuel-free 401(k) for small businesses

Carbon Collective caters to employers that think 'slightly less bad is just not good enough.'

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MSRB ponders ESG disclosure for muni bonds

Asset managers said they would favor access to more consistent data, while governments appeared to be split on how, if at all, MSRB should try to improve ESG reporting.

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Disney shareholders want pay gap reports

That proposal, which asks the company to report data on median and adjusted pay gaps, was approved by 59% of shareholders that voted by proxy.

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SBTi excludes oil and gas companies

Carbon-intensive energy firms will not have net-zero commitments recognized by the organization.

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ESG managers press SEC for full emissions disclosure rule

Investors representing $4 trillion urge regulator to include Scope 3 emissions in corporate climate reporting.

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Russia’s ESG rating from MSCI goes to lowest level

Russia’s rating now stands at CCC, the lowest possible, down from its prior assessment of B.

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Shareholders slammed CEO pay last year. Will 2022 be different?

CEOs at S&P 500 companies are paid more than 350 times the median salary for workers, on average, something institutional investors are watching.