The faith-based shareholders’ proposal was challenged by UnitedHealth twice, thanks to a recent SEC guidance change the shareholders slammed as unfair.
Lockheed Martin’s “Black List” Sparks a Bigger Debate: Is Ethical Investing Enough to Curb the Arms Trade?
Investors and experts wiegh in on no-action requests by companies and the US regulators’s response.
A group of UnitedHealth Group shareholders is withdrawing a proposal submitted for the 2025 proxy that requested the company’s management analyze how its business practices affect access to care and public health.
In order to help companies and investors determine whether a shareholder proposal qualifies to appear on the proxy statement under SEC Rule 14a-8, the SEC has developed a process to allow companies to inquire in advance whether a proposal must be included. The “no action” process is an informal review process through which the SEC […]
Climate change drops in topic priority focus, no action requests ‘up significantly’.
The publication by the European Commission of its Omnibus proposal revising key corporate sustainability laws sends a clear political signal: President Ursula von der Leyen is deprioritising human rights, workers’ rights and environmental protections for the sake of dangerous deregulation. The Council and Parliament must urgently show leadership by blocking this damaging proposal, as it […]
Activist investors fighting 2020 SEC rules limiting campaigns from small shareholders faced a judge’s scrutiny on Monday over their legal strategy in a four-year-old case challenging regulations that they say curb ESG activism.
Mondelez International Inc. is asking regulators for permission to ignore a shareholder proposal that calls for greater transparency on the Oreo maker’s Russian operations.
Regulator siding with companies on “micromanagement” grounds could spell trouble for governance resolutions this proxy season.
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