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BlackRock opens its biggest ETF to proxy voting choice
About half the firm's index equity assets are now eligible for its pilot Voting Choice program.
Why activist investors are set to pull back on ESG campaigns
It's all about effectiveness, says consulting firm.
AIG, BlackRock, JPMorgan included on list of ‘overpaid’ CEOs
High compensation does not always equate to high performance, report by As You Sow finds.
CEO pay falls, but still 271 times higher than median workers’
Data published by the AFL-CIO reveal the emerging role of AI.
Bottled-up rage: Bud Light and ESG, Part II
Investors who see risk associated with ESG are in for a surprise.
Support for ESG votes from BlackRock, State Street moderate at best: Morningstar
Vanguard was half as likely to vote for shareholder resolutions as BlackRock and State Street, a new report finds.
Anti-ESG shareholder proposals rise sharply
A report from the Sustainable Investment Institute shows a 76% uptick this year in shareholder resolutions asking companies to undo their work on diversity, equity and inclusion, and other issues.
Amid oil industry profits and anti-ESG campaigns, proxy votes see less support
Environmentally focused resolutions are getting double-digit support, but less than similar proposals had in 2022.
State Street further extends proxy voting choice to ETFs
The new policy will apply to more than 80% of institutional equity fund assets and ETFs.
Insurers take heat from shareholders over oil and gas coverage
Resolutions asking companies to phase out coverage for new projects aren't doing as well as those pushing insurers to disclose plans for their climate goals.
Why the ESG backlash has little effect on corporations
Politicians' manufactured controversies are having minimal impact in boardrooms.
Financial industry CEOs earn more as shareholder returns fall
Higher stock and option awards notched chief executives' pay even higher last year, according to a report from ISS Corporate Solutions.
Investors focus on climate, abortion access in potential record proxy season
After last year's Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, more companies face votes on reproductive health care.
