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Asset owner uptake of pass-through voting increases by 175%

A growing number of asset owners are adopting pass-through voting and are increasingly diverging from their managers, according to new data

By Mona Dohle

‘The client is king’ investors send warning message on stewardship alignment

Asset owners are on track to increasingly challenge their managers on stewardship alignment, UK investors warn

SSGA reports 63% rise in proxy voting adoption

US asset manager State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has reported strong demand for its proxy voting offering in Q1, indicating growing investor appetite to exercise control over their holdings

Banking

Banks ramp up fossil fuel funding in defiance of net zero pledges

Banking

Banking on bankers: is investor pressure on fossil fuel lenders falling short?

Investment Manager

US-Europe manager divergence on climate widens

Shell AGM: significant minority of investors raise concern about LNG push

A significant minority of shareholders has backed a resolution questioning Shell's planned LNG expansion amid growing divisions about the company's transition strategy

By Mona Dohle

‘We are going public’: Australian Ethical escalates engagement with QBE over fossil fuel underwriting

Equinor AGM pitches Norwegian state against climate-conscious shareholders

Stronger together: Japan’s stewardship reform aims to bolster engagement

Woodside AGM: investor discontent over climate governance grows

Revealed: the companies with exposure to deforestation debt and how investors can engage

BP suffers historic shareholder rebellion at 2025 AGM

ESG

“If you fund destruction, you’re responsible”: Ugandan activist urges investors to drop TotalEnergies

Equities

Investors predeclare vote against BP chair in protest at climate U-turn

Engagement

Follow This pauses shareholder resolutions citing lack of investor support

As You Sow’s Fugere: ‘SEC’s rule change is a violation of due process’

US shareholder resolutions on climate have dropped by over a third this year, with mid-season changes to SEC rules making it harder to hold firms accountable, warns Danielle Fugere of As You Sow

Investment Manager

Nordea confirms quarantine for fossil fuel major

Banking

Nordea shareholders reject resolution on fossil fuel lending

Pensions

Akademiker terminates DKK 3.2bn mandate with State Street citing ESG concerns

Investment Manager

‘Capital at risk’ -Sarasin & Partners divests from Equinor over climate concerns

Pensions