securities and exchange commission – Karma https://karmaimpact.com Advancing people, planet and profit. Thu, 09 Jul 2020 00:43:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.2 Oil and Gas Companies Remain Mum on How They Spent $2 Billion in COVID-19 Relief /oil-and-gas-companies-remain-mum-on-how-they-spent-2-billion-in-covid-19-relief/ /oil-and-gas-companies-remain-mum-on-how-they-spent-2-billion-in-covid-19-relief/#respond Thu, 09 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=16938 Major oil and gas companies have yet to disclose how they plan to spend $2 billion the industry received from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse has asked firms to disclose their plans amid concerns that funds will be used to increase pay for top executives and other non-COVID-19 related […]

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]]> /oil-and-gas-companies-remain-mum-on-how-they-spent-2-billion-in-covid-19-relief/feed/ 0 Investors: SEC Must Require Companies to Disclose COVID-19 Worker Safety Plans /investors-sec-must-require-companies-to-disclose-covid-19-worker-safety-plans/ /investors-sec-must-require-companies-to-disclose-covid-19-worker-safety-plans/#respond Thu, 02 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=16811 Activist investors say the Securities and Exchange Commission’s latest guidance directing companies to disclose COVID-19 related risks and employee protection plans is inadequate.  Oxfam America and others say companies should be required to provide stakeholders with information about matters including worker safety and how operations are impacted by the pandemic.  Investors are concerned about reports […]

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]]> /investors-sec-must-require-companies-to-disclose-covid-19-worker-safety-plans/feed/ 0 Concerned Investors Swarm SEC Comment Board Ahead of Proposed Rule Change /concerned-investors-swarm-sec-comment-board-ahead-of-proposed-rule-change/ /concerned-investors-swarm-sec-comment-board-ahead-of-proposed-rule-change/#respond Fri, 01 May 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=15879 Concerned investors have contacted the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, ahead of a proposed rule change that could make it difficult for stakeholders to influence corporate behavior. The proposed SEC rule change could make it difficult for less-wealthy investors to influence corporate conduct on a range of issues including climate change. The proposed rule change […]

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]]> /concerned-investors-swarm-sec-comment-board-ahead-of-proposed-rule-change/feed/ 0 Proxy Season Packed With Environmental, Social and Governance Proposals /proxy-season-packed-with-environmental-social-and-governance-proposals/ /proxy-season-packed-with-environmental-social-and-governance-proposals/#respond Tue, 21 Apr 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=15688 Companies are giving greater consideration to environmental, social and governance criteria raised by stakeholders to mitigate against risk. The concerns of impact investors should be front and center this proxy season with an upsurge in ESG shareholder resolutions. Policy changes enacted by the Securities and Exchange Commission are expected to add hurdles for shareholder proposals, […]

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