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Our Senior Campaigns Officer, Jo, explains how buildings contribute to the climate crisis, and why real estate investment managers need to take responsibility for their climate impacts.

Our benchmark on the sector, 'Built to Last?' launches next week. Stay tuned!

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Graphic with a globe and arrow icon above text on a teal background: 'The highest court in the UN has just announced that states have a binding legal duty to prevent harm to the climate.'

The ICJ just made it clear: climate change is an existential threat, & states have binding legal duties to prevent worsening it.

But across the EU, UK & US, we’re seeing climate rules rolled back, just when the law is demanding more.

Now, backtracking isn’t just reckless. It’s legally indefensible

This afternoon, our Senior Campaign Manager, Jackie Garton, attended Linde’s AGM to ask the company to set a target for renewable energy procurement.

The industrial gas company consumes more electricity every year than Google, with most of this energy use coming from fossil fuels.

Illustrated timeline titled 'The journey of a climate resolution' showing key stages from September to May: Engagement (Sept–Oct), Escalation (Nov), Submitting the resolution (Dec), Building support (Jan–Feb), AGM prep (Mar), and AGM (May). A red circle at the bottom right says, 'Register your interest in future resolutions.'

At this year’s Shell AGM, 125 individual shareholders backed a resolution asking how LNG expansion fits with Shell’s climate commitments.

Here’s how that resolution came together - and what happened next. 🌎👇

Read the blog: shareaction.org/news/the-jou...

The ‘stewardship recession’: Asset owners push back In the last of a four-part series on stewardship and shareholder engagement, Sophie Robinson-Tillett talks to asset owners about their mixed views on stewardship

Our Chief Executive, @catherine-sa.bsky.social, spoke to Investment & Pensions Europe about the backtracking by asset managers on voting and engagement due to the current US political landscape.

Should asset owners do more to hold their managers to account? ⬇️

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Our Senior Campaign Manager, Jackie Garton, explains the climate impact of the industrial gas sector and how little-known industrial gas companies are contributing to the climate crisis.

To learn more about industrial gases, read our blog on the topic⏬

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AGM Season 2025 wrap-up: Highlighting the campaign for fair pay. One person holds a shopping bag, while another, dressed as a warehouse worker, carries documents.

AGM season = action time 💥

For our Good Work team, Living Wage resolutions at JD Sports, M&S & Next gained serious traction, but we’re not done yet!

Read our wrap-up 👉 shareaction.org/news/our-202...

Want to get involved in filing resolutions next year? 👉 action.shareaction.org/page/68452/s...

Text image that reads "We strongly condemn HSBC's decision to leave the NZBA, which is yet another troubling signal around the bank's commitment to addressing the climate crisis. It sends a counterproductive message to governments and companies, despite the multiplying financial risks of global heating and the heatwaves, floods and extreme weather it will bring." Quote from Jeanne Martin, Co-Director of Corporate Engagement

🚨 HSBC is leaving the Net-Zero Banking Alliance.

Investors will be watching to see how this retreat plays out in the bank’s disclosures & policies.

Just weeks ago, they were urging HSBC to stay on track & build on its climate commitments, not roll back on them: shareaction.org/news/investo...

Great to see Labour MP Dawn Butler showing support for the need for mandatory ethnicity pay gap (EPG) reporting last week. 👇

“If we measure something, we can fix it”. 💪

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For #LondonClimateActionWeek we brought together experts from the responsible investment world to showcase how our research is informing the finance sector and holding it to account. Huge thank you to our speakers Professor Ioannis Ioannou and Rishi Madlani.

34.3% of JD Sports independent shareholders voted for our resolution today which called on the company to be transparent about how many in their workforce are paid below a real Living Wage.

Hear more from our supporters Brett and Olarewaju at the AGM ⬇️🔊

30.7% of M&S shareholders voted for our resolution today which called on the company to be transparent about how many in their workforce are paid below a real Living Wage.

Hear more from our Chief Executive Catherine Howarth ⬇️🔊

Welcome to the Danish EU Council Presidency!

Driving the green transition & cutting red tape are on their agenda. Both are possible, but only if #simplification doesn’t mean dismantling key #sustainability laws that hold companies accountable for their impact on people & planet.

#NoToOmnibus

Our resolution co-filers had the chance to directly ask the M&S board to tackle low pay across its workforce in this video pre-submitted to the company ahead of its AGM tomorrow 👇

We look forward to hearing the Board’s answers tomorrow & the outcome of the resolution.

YouTube video by ShareAction Banks 2025 AGM Season

This AGM season, our team showed up at 15 AGMs to call out banks for lobbying and we demanded an end to financing fossil fuel expansion & better protections for people & planet.

Watch the video + read how we did this 👉

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44 investors with over $4 trillion in assets under management are calling on governments and chemical companies to phase out highly hazardous chemicals and transition to safer alternatives to protect biodiversity and human health.

Read the statements⬇️

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Is the EU about to erode the regulation which makes companies take responsibility for social and environmental impact? - Alliance magazine This week the European Parliament and Council will finalise their position on what’s known as the Omnibus package. It could have major ramifications for responsible investment and the wellbeing of Eur...

The #Omnibus package threatens to strip away key #sustainability laws.

In our latest op-ed, @mcarlucci.bsky.social explains why this rollback would hurt businesses, investors, and citizens alike. Europe needs resilience, not #deregulation.

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A handwritten-style to-do list with four items. The first item, 'Next AGM,' is checked off. The remaining items are unchecked: 'M&S AGM: Tue 1 July,' 'JD Sports AGM: Wed 2 July,' and 'Fight for all retail workers to be paid the real Living Wage.'

Next week, we’ll be at the AGMs of two major UK retailers – M&S and JD Sports, challenging them on their approach to the real Living Wage, and we’ll get the outcome of our shareholder resolutions: shareaction.org/living-wage-... 💰

Our new report explores how food & facilities companies can overcome challenges in reporting their Ethnicity Pay Gaps. 🍴🍞🧑‍🍳

With mandatory UK reporting coming soon, it's time to act.

Read how investors & companies can lead change 👇 shareaction.org/reports/ethn...

An open statement from 16 institutional investors and investor representatives managing over $795 billion in assets. The statement highlights concerns about corporate air pollution, its contribution to a global public health crisis, and related financial risks in their portfolios. The text is set against an orange background with quotation marks. Full Text (in image): "We are writing this open statement as 16 institutional investors and investor representatives with over $795 billion of assets under management to highlight our concerns regarding corporate air pollution and its contribution to a silent yet deadly global public health crisis, and related financial risk in our portfolios."

This #CleanAirDay, we’ve coordinated 16 investors worth over $795 billion in assets under management to issue a public statement on air pollution to drive ambitious corporate action on this critical topic.

Read the full statement: shareaction.org/air-pollutio...

Two quotes overlaid on a background with two partially visible people. The first quote reads: 'AGMs are a rare chance to make sure young people's voices are heard at the highest level. It's where campaign pressure becomes personal for the people in charge.' The second quote reads: 'I definitely left feeling energised and even more convinced of the importance of fighting for change.' Photo credit: David Madden Photography.

Youth power in the boardroom 💥

With support from ShareAction, two Bite Back campaigners took on Big Food at the AGMs of McDonald's, Domino's, Greggs & more. Their mission? Hold companies accountable for targeting kids with junk food ads.

How did it go? Read here 👉 shareaction.org/news/inside-...

Graphic featuring a quote from Kelly Shields, Senior Campaign Manager - Banks: 'We are alarmed by the resurgence of banks ramping up financing for fossil fuels, risking locking in climate breakdown. Extreme weather driven by climate change is already causing harm to communities and disrupting economies around the world. Responsible investors continue to call for banks to remain faithful to their net zero commitments, phasing down the flow of capital to new oil, gas and coal and redirecting investment toward the clean energy transition we need to safeguard people and planet.'

The 2025 Banking on Climate Chaos report is out & shows a worrying trend in banks increasing their fossil fuel funding. There's been a 23% increase from 2023 to 2024, going against all evidence of what the world needs to stop catastrophic climate breakdown.

Read more: www.bankingonclimatechaos.org/

WEBINAR: The Invisible Risk: Why Air Pollution Is the Next Corporate Accountability Challenge. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. This webinar will launch the next phase of ShareAction's Clean Air Initiative, an investor led initiative designed to accelerate corporate action on air pollution that would protect the health of employees and local communities whilst mitigating business risk for companies and their shareholders. We...

In light of the upcoming #CleanAirDay, @shareaction.bsky.social is hosting a webinar on its Clean Air Initiative and presenting the health and economic case for businesses to drive ambitious action on air pollution.

Sign up now ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4l8lCHB

Interview: Why the EU should stay the course on its sustainable finance disclosure rules Maria van der Heide, interim policy director at responsible investment charity ShareAction, speaks to ENDS Europe about the group’s priorities for the upcoming revision of the Sustainable Financial Di...

INTERVIEW: Maria van der Heide, interim policy director at responsible investment charity @shareaction.bsky.social, speaks to ENDS Europe about the group’s priorities for the upcoming revision of the Sustainable Financial Disclosure Regulation ⬇️

Our Good Work Coalition has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across the companies in which they invest.

To see why DEI initiatives are crucial to a healthy business, read the coalition’s statement⬇️

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A graphic with smoke in the bottom left and chocolate in the bottom right. The main text reads "Using AGM Season to push for corporate action on public health"

AGM season gives us a chance to ask companies to take responsibility for their impact on people & planet.

This year, our health team challenged huge brands on:
🍔Unhealthy food sales
🌫️Toxic air pollution

Catch up on how we demanded action for public health this season:

@shareaction.bsky.social has drafted a response urging the Government to deliver an ethnicity pay gap reporting framework that truly advances racial equity in the workplace.

You can add your name here: action.shareaction.org/page/171686/... @ethnicitypaygap.bsky.social

An image of a rail of clothes on hangers, with text overlaying that reads "Board of Next confirm they'll respond to our resolution in November"

UK retailer Next's Board stated they do ‘not agree with the form of the resolution’ but do ‘recognise the value of providing more clarity on how wages are determined & managed’. 🤔

We, along with responsible investors, look forward to seeing the response due to be published on 15 Nov.👀

Promotional poster for the Climate Innovation Forum 2025, which will be held at Guildhall, London on June 25, 2025. The event aims to connect leaders in business, policy, and finance to deliver transformative climate action. The poster includes logos of the City of London and Climate Action as event partners and organizers respectively. A 'Register Now' button is prominently displayed along with the website www.climateinnovationforum.org.

Going to London Climate Action Week? Don’t miss the chance to connect with leaders in business, policy & finance to drive the net zero transition by attending the Climate Innovation Forum, hosted by Climate Action.

Message us to receive our 25% Institutional Partner discount 👀🤭 #CIF25 #LCAW

Big Four UK Banks: Falling Short on Climate Action? FinanceMap’s assessment of the UK's largest banks finds that their climate-related activities are not in line with their commitments to net zero by 2050.

🚨New from InfluenceMap 🚨

Big Four UK Banks: Falling Short on Climate Action?

The largest banks in the UK continue to finance expansionary oil & gas companies through a lack of robust exclusion policies, threatening their own net-zero targets 👇

Read more: influencemap.org/report/Big-F...