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US SEC chair doubles down on no-action policy

Atkins says decision not to adjudicate on shareholder resolution exclusions has been a success, but investors raise concerns over a regulatory "vacuum"

Political spending transparency makes a comeback

Requests for US firms to report on financial donations to parties and candidates maintain high levels of shareholder support

No action: US SEC steps back from shareholder proposal oversight

Regulator will not respond to companies' requests to omit shareholder resolutions this proxy season, sparking concerns over legal uncertainty and investor protections

US SEC cracks down on sustainability-driven shareholder resolutions

Investors criticise regulator for revising policy for approving requests to exclude ESG-related proposals

Six pharma companies facing human rights due diligence proposals in 2025

ExxonMobil rebuffs reporting proposals amid dispute with environmental groups

Shareholders reject resolutions on social and environmental disclosures, after company's criticisms of shareholder advocacy groups

ExxonMobil bites back at disclosure resolutions

And rails against shareholder advocacy groups in proxy memo

Starbucks avoids first TNFD-related shareholder proposal of the US AGM season

US investors from the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) also targeted Home Depot and International Paper