Dutch group Follow This calls BP’s refusal to accept a resolution on sustainability an “attack on shareholder rights”.

As global economic trends respond to geopolitical crises and new US policies, this year is likely to see a rise in M&A deal activity.

Gary Nagle, CEO of Glencore, said the mining giant’s board was considering whether a move to another stock exchange would be better.

Recent rule changes and the ongoing ESG debate will mean increased complications for most US public companies.

But American investors are more likely to disclose their shareholder activism than EU counterparts, recent research reveals.

Investors who quiz the audit committee get a more rounded – albeit sometimes less comfortable – picture of the company.

The fund seeks to push the companies into speeding up their climate transition plans and acting to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Chief executive Larry Fink seeks ‘to translate individual investor views into voting instructions’ for the first time.

After BlackRock’s move to expand voting choice to its clients, other investors will rightly be expecting their companies to follow suit.

Campaign group ClientEarth claims board members have breached their directors’ duties by failing to “properly prepare” for climate change.