US green investors secure corporate climate commitments

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Sustainable investor group reveals green shareholder resolutions fall just short of record level as leading brands agree to emission-reduction measures

The US shareholder proxy season saw a near record 110 shareholder resolutions filed relating to climate change and sustainability issues, securing a host of concessions from high-profile corporates in...

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