Industry experts highly concerned over SEC rule changes, as investor-led report looks to galvanise pushback on infringed rights. Proposals from sustainability-focused shareholders are increasingly under pressure, as US policymakers and anti-ESG proponents accelerate efforts to erode their ability to hold companies to account. Rule changes announced by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) earlier this month are widely seen…

Industry experts highly concerned over SEC rule changes, as investor-led report looks to galvanise pushback on infringed rights. Proposals from sustainability-focused shareholders are increasingly under pressure, as US policymakers and anti-ESG proponents accelerate efforts to erode their ability to hold companies to account. Rule changes announced by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) earlier this month are widely seen…

City Hive has appointed Hargreaves Lansdown’s Emma Wall (pictured left) and Rathbones’ David Coombs (pictured right) as chairs of the ACT Stewardship Council and Global Leadership Council. City Hive launched the ACT standard of corporate culture in May 2022, aiming to provide professional investors with a framework to understand and progress cultural change in a standardised way. Wall, who is…

International banking group Standard Chartered announced that it achieved $982 million income generation from sustainable finance in 2024, growing by 36% year-over year. Announced with the release of the bank’s 2024 annual report, the growth in sustainable finance income brings Standard Chartered within reach of its goal to reach $1 billion in annual income from sustainable finance by 2025. The…