Under-representation of women and the ‘glass cliff’; Starbucks’ labour relations; activist investors are busy in the UK.

Extreme weather features in FTSE 350 reports; activism campaigns increase, but fewer board seats won; the risks of political spending.

BP and others have been targeted, with US activists looking overseas at companies with comparatively lower valuations.

In the US, though, the effects of ‘anti-woke’ are being felt, while proposals related to biodiversity and AI have debuted.

Research reveals that activist investors were busier in 2022 than in 2019—and the upward trend is likely to continue.