Proxy Voting
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Mayer Brown Report Obscures Declining Support for ESG
Read More: Mayer Brown Report Obscures Declining Support for ESGEarlier this month, the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance published an article by authors from Mayer Brown LLP analyzing ESG and anti-ESG shareholder proposals in the 2026 proxy season. The article frames anti-ESG proposals as merely “critical of” or “question[ing] the value of” ESG policies, rather than explaining the serious legal, financial, and reputational risks raised…
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Bowyer Research Counter-Report to Eventide on AmEx meeting and Corporate Engagement
Read More: Bowyer Research Counter-Report to Eventide on AmEx meeting and Corporate EngagementFaith-based and conservative institutions: * Do you know how your proxy votes are being cast? * Are your proxy voting guidelines genuinely consistent with your values, or are they “faith-based” in name only? At American Express’s recent annual meeting, detransitioner Soren Aldaco shared her story, and how corporate health insurance covering sex-denying interventions for minors feeds the tragedy. The event was an opportunity for faith-based,…
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Nebraska Rejects Proxy Abstention, Embraces Fiduciary Voting
Read More: Nebraska Rejects Proxy Abstention, Embraces Fiduciary VotingThe state of Nebraska recently revised its approach to proxy voting after recognizing that a policy of automatic abstention was not neutral, but instead an abdication of fiduciary duty. Informed trustees and officials highlighted that abstaining reduces the total number of votes cast, effectively amplifying the influence of whatever position already holds majority support, which is…
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Exxon Heads West
Read More: Exxon Heads WestExxon Mobil’s decision to redomicile in Texas makes sense: 30% of its workforce is in the state, it’s been headquartered there since 1989, and there’s clear logic in being where the energy industry is. So, when shareholders voted earlier this month, the measure passed with 71.3% approval. It passed over the explicit objections of ISS and Glass Lewis, the foreign-owned proxy advisory duopoly that…