New guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission will make it easier for public companies to get the greenlight to exclude shareholder proposals on company proxy statements, experts said, but investor and business groups are split on whether that’s a good thing.
In response to the SEC announcement on May 29, 2026 that it intends to rescind its landmark Climate Disclosure Rule for companies Erica Lasdon, the Director for the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)’s program on Climate and Environmental Justice, issued the following statement: “The Climate Disclosure Rule adopted by the prior SEC after a […]
Climate Change and Environmental Justice Shareholder Rights and SEC Policy
In a rare interview, John Chevedden speaks to RI about his fears for the future of the proposal process
Corporate Lobbying Shareholder Rights and SEC Policy
Shut out of the government’s filing system, activist investors launched a rival platform—and it’s already outpacing the original.
Climate Change and Environmental Justice Shareholder Rights and SEC Policy
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Shareholder Rights and SEC Policy
The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility has launched a public resource which names the companies that have declared their intention to unilaterally omit shareholder resolutions.
Shareholder Rights and SEC Policy
The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, an institutional investor group representing more than $4 trillion in assets, launched an initiative to track companies it deems are “arbitrarily” moving to omit shareholder proposals, following a change in SEC policy.
Shareholder Rights and SEC Policy
Who are the pivotal actors and interests shaping corporate governance?
Shareholder Rights and SEC Policy
It is early yet in the 2026 proxy season, but it has already been an eventful one. The theme for this year might be that while shareholder proposals making it to ballots, particularly on environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) topics are down, litigation is notably up.
Shareholder Rights and SEC Policy
On March 19, 2026, two investor advocacy groups filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to vacate a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) policy that changed how the agency handles shareholder proposals.
Litigation Shareholder Rights and SEC Policy
