Powerful Investors Push Big Companies to Plan for Climate Change – Scientific American
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Article Synopsis – Fortune 500 corporations are facing renewed pressure from climate-focused activist investors as some of the most powerful shareholders, which include giant mutual funds, are supporting the push for businesses to respond to climate change. At this year’s annual shareholder meetings, the “initiatives on climate change are among the most popular ballot items: Of the more than 420 shareholder resolutions initially proposed, about 20 percent focused on climate, tied for the largest of any proposal category”. To read the actual article click here.