Why a governance vacuum is the hidden risk for California’s oncoming climate and emission disclosures
Hundreds of companies doing business in California are focused on math when they should be focused on management. The August 10...
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Number of ESG shareholder resolutions in US falls nearly 50 percent amid Republican pressure
The number of ESG shareholder resolutions filed at US companies has dropped sharply in 2026, research shows, reflecting a shift in...
Trust and credibility remain central to ESG reporting, says governance researcher
On the latest episode of the Governance Matters podcast, senior reporter Natalie Bannerman speaks to Gaizka Ormazabal, associate...
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EEOC launches campaign targeting DEI-related workplace discrimination
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) under acting chair Andrea Lucas has launched a major public awareness...
AT&T’s NYC settlement reignites DEI and ESG issues in corporate boardrooms
AT&T has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by the New York City pension funds over its decision to exclude a shareholder proposal...
The week in GRC: Vanguard reaches settlement with Texas as the SEC extends windows for enforcement responses
– Global investment management company Vanguard has reached a settlement agreement with the state of Texas. As reported by The...
US boards answer to all shareholders, not just the loudest ones
There is a growing habit – mostly American, often loud – of treating ESG as a single cultural package: climate, DEI and whatever...
‘You sit down with tax collectors and prostitutes’: How Bowyer Research is reshaping proxy voting on the right
Bowyer Research first came to the attention of IR Impact – and many on the mainstream governance scene – when the firm’s ESG...
More than just good ethics: new research links board committee diversity to better investment decisions
Oct 30, 2025
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When we talk about diversity in business, it’s usually in moral or social terms – fairness, inclusion and representation. But our...
California’s new climate rules to redraw the ESG reporting playbook
In 2026 the state of California is set to enforce two landmark climate disclosure laws: Senate Bill 253 (the Climate Corporate...
